how to change the language

03-29-2007	#1 (permalink)
zach_hap Just Joined! Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 20	how to change the language hi guys i have knoppix 5.1 live cd i have downloaded it but when i boot through it starts in KDE but everything is in GERMAN how to change that language to english

03-29-2007

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antidrugue

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Quote:

Originally Posted by zach_hap

i have knoppix 5.1 live cd
i have downloaded it
but when i boot through it starts in KDE but everything is in GERMAN
how to change that language to english

Everything is in German because you downloaded the German version of Knoppix.

You will have to download it again. Be sure to download the English version, the one ending with "EN":
http://torrent.unix-ag.uni-kl.de/

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03-29-2007	#3 (permalink)
delpianod Just Joined! Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1	You don't have to download it again and burn another disk. You can pass this string at boot prompt: knoppix lang=en In fact you can run it in whatever language you want. Bye Dario

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antidrugue

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Quote:

Originally Posted by delpianod

You don't have to download it again and burn another disk. You can pass this string at boot prompt:

knoppix lang=en

In fact you can run it in whatever language you want.

Wow, I'm bad. I should roll my fingers before I type.

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03-30-2007	#5 (permalink)
zach_hap Just Joined! Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 20	thanks guys i just typed "knoppix lang=us" at boot prompt and it solved my problem

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