Bug 488692

Summary: Error: Could not find the system's available locales using the localectl tool.
Product: [Applications] systemsettings Reporter: nix venerandi <dorenaenormous>
Component: kcm_regionandlangAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs>
Status: REPORTED ---    
Severity: normal CC: hanyoung, justin, kde, nate
Priority: NOR    
Version: master   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: postmarketOS   
OS: Linux   
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Description nix venerandi 2024-06-18 21:35:42 UTC 
STEPS TO REPRODUCE

1. install nixos
2. go to System Settings > Region & Language 
3. change any of the items to be on a different localization and click Apply

OBSERVED RESULT

An error in red "Could not find the system's available locales using the localectl tool." should appear.
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2024-06-19 20:30:46 UTC 
This is one of the following:
1. Your error for not installing the package that includes `localctl`
2. A NixOS error for not providing that tool
3. An incompatibility between the KCM and NixOS if NixOS doesn't support that tool and uses something else instead.

Can you contact the NixOS packagers and find out which of those thing is the case?
Comment 2 Bug Janitor Service 2024-07-04 03:47:31 UTC 
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Comment 3 Bug Janitor Service 2024-07-19 03:46:39 UTC 
This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least
30 days. The bug is now closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME
due to lack of needed information.

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Comment 4 Justin Zobel 2025-03-11 01:42:25 UTC 
I found this when about to the same issue.

postmarketOS latest git master build.

which localectl
/usr/bin/localectl

localectl is definitely available.
Comment 5 Justin Zobel 2025-03-11 01:42:38 UTC 
to report*
Comment 6 David Edmundson 2025-03-11 11:41:09 UTC 
And what is the output of 

`localectl list-locales`
Comment 7 Justin Zobel 2025-03-11 23:16:34 UTC 
(In reply to David Edmundson from comment #6)
> And what is the output of 
> 
> `localectl list-locales`

No output.