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diff --git a/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml b/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml index 0d0a0a6d4..d1848b5ea 100644 --- a/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml +++ b/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml @@ -538,13 +538,30 @@ cases. General instructions how to do this can be found in <variablelist> <varlistentry> +<term>debian-installer/language (language)</term> +<term>debian-installer/country (country)</term> <term>debian-installer/locale (locale)</term> <listitem><para> -Can be used to set both the language and country for the installation. -This will only work if the locale is supported in Debian. -For example, use <userinput>locale=de_CH</userinput> to select German as -language and Switzerland as country. +There are two ways to specify the language, country and locale to use for +the installation and the installed system. + +</para><para> + +The first and easiest is to pass only the parameter <literal>locale</literal>. +Language and country will then be derived from its value. You can for example +use <userinput>locale=de_CH</userinput> to select German as language and +Switzerland as country (<literal>de_CH.UTF-8</literal> will be set as default +locale for the installed system). Limitation is that not all possible +combinations of language, country and locale can be achieved this way. + +</para><para> + +The second, more flexible option is to specify <literal>language</literal> +and <literal>country</literal> separately. In this case +<literal>locale</literal> can optionally be added to specify a specific +default locale for the installed system. Example: +<userinput>language=en country=DE locale=en_GB.UTF-8</userinput>. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> |