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<sect3 id="localechooser">
<title>Selecting Localization Options</title>
<para>
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.
</para><para>
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.
</para><para>
The selected country will be used later in the installation process to
pick the default time zone and a Debian mirror appropriate for your
geographic location. Language and country together will help determine
the default locale for your system and select the correct keyboard layout.
</para><para>
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
<quote>C</quote> locale instead of a language. Choosing the <quote>C</quote>
locale will result in the installation proceding in English; the installed
system will have no localization support as the <classname>locales</classname>
package will not be installed.
</para><para>
If you selected a language that is recognized as an official language for
more than one country<footnote>
<para>
In technical terms: where multiple locales exist for that language with
differing country codes.
</para>
</footnote>, you will be shown a list of only those countries. To select a
country that is not in that list, choose <guimenuitem>other</guimenuitem>
(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.
</para><para>
If the language has only one country associated with it, a list of countries
will be displayed for the continent or region the country belongs to, with
that country selected as the default. Use the <guibutton>Go Back</guibutton>
option to select countries on a different continent.
</para><note><para>
It is important to select the country where you live or where you are
located as it determines the time zone that will be configured for the
installed system.
</para></note><para>
If you selected a combination of language and country for which no locale is
defined and there exist multiple locales for the language, then the installer
will allow you to choose which of those locales you prefer as the default
locale for the installed system. In all other cases a default locale will be
selected based on the selected language and country.
</para><para>
Any default locale selected as described in the previous paragraph will use
UTF-8 as character encoding.
</para><para>
If you are installing at medium or low priority, you will have the option
of selecting additional locales, including so-called <quote>legacy</quote>
locales<footnote>
<para>
Legacy locales are locales which do not use UTF-8, but one of the older
standards for character encoding such as ISO 8859-1 (used by West
European languages) or EUC-JP (used by Japanese).
</para>
</footnote>, to be generated for the installed system; if you do, you will
be asked which of the selected locales should be the default for the
installed system.
</para>
</sect3>
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