In most cases the first questions you will be asked concern the selection of localization options to be used both for the installation and for the installed system. The localization options consist of language, country and locales. The language you choose will be used for the rest of the installation process, provided a translation of the different dialogs is available. If no valid translation is available for the selected language, the installer will default to English. The selected country will be used later in the installation process to pick the default timezone and a Debian mirror appropriate for your geographic location. Language and country together will be used to set the default locale for your system and to help select your keyboard. You will first be asked to select your preferred language. The language names are listed both in English (left side) and in the language itself (right side); the names on the right side are also shown in the proper script for the language. The list is sorted on the English names. At the top of the list is an extra option that allows you to select the C locale instead of a language. Choosing the C locale will result in the installation proceding in English; the installed system will have no localization support as the locales package will not be installed. If you selected a language that is recognized as an official language for more than one country In technical terms: where multiple locales exist for that language with differing country codes. , you will be shown a list of only those countries. To select a country that is not in that list, choose Other (the last option). You will then be presented with a list of continents; selecting a continent will lead to a list of relevant countries on that continent. If the language has only one country associated with it, that country will be selected automatically. In that case it is only possible to select a different country by first lowering the debconf priority to medium, followed by revisiting the language selection option in the main menu of the installer. A default locale will be selected based on the selected language and country. If you are installing at medium or low priority, you will have the option of selecting additional locales to be generated for the installed system; if you do, you will be asked which locale should be the default for the installed system.