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I just accidentally set my Ubuntu to chinese and I don't understand anything that it says. This makes it difficult to change the language, although I had enter Locale to change the language because it's all in chinese. Does anyone know how can I change my Ubuntu's default language using the terminal?

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Change default language for the console:

Edit /home/USERNAME/.bash_profile/

Add the line export LANG=de (example given for German)

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Can you post the specific instructions back into your answer, so there's no need to hunt for the correct OS or if the link breaks? Thanks! – WarriorIng64 Oct 21 '11 at 4:06
help.ubuntu.com/community/LocaleConf That's more specific for Ubuntu, but the jest is that you can either do that or add the lines in the first link to your .profile file. add: export LANG=en – Brandon Weaver Oct 21 '11 at 4:28
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That's not what I meant. You shouldn't just post links to information, but include the specific steps to follow in your answer itself. See this answer on StackOverflow Meta for more information on why you should do this. – WarriorIng64 Oct 21 '11 at 4:35

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