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2 The User's View
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   Nowadays, when users log into a computer, they usually find that all
their programs show messages in their native language - at least for
users of languages with an active free software community, like French
or German; to a lesser extent for languages with a smaller participation
in free software and the GNU project, like Hindi and Filipino.

   How does this work?  How can the user influence the language that is
used by the programs?  This chapter will answer it.

* Menu:

* System Installation::         Questions During Operating System Installation
* Setting the GUI Locale::      How to Specify the Locale Used by GUI Programs
* Setting the POSIX Locale::    How to Specify the Locale According to POSIX
* Working in a Windows console::  Obtaining good output in a Windows console
* Installing Localizations::    How to Install Additional Translations