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[Solved] Change date format without changing language on Linux? (lemmings.world)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Is it possible? I'd like my dates, time etc. to be displayed in the way I'm used to while keeping the browser in English. I've tried setting the LC_DATE environment variable as well, but it doesn't respect that.

Edit: Solved!

  1. go to about:config
  2. set intl.regional_prefs.use_os_locales to true
  3. restart firefox.
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In Firefox about:preferences, there should be the option to use the language preferences specified by the OS.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you, by any chance, know which one?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In my FF's about:config there is a setting called intl.regional_prefs.use_os_locales, defaulted to false. Maybe this can be used?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Yep, that was it, thanks!