[PLUG] Date format Raspberry Pi

Tomas Kuchta tomas.kuchta.lists at gmail.com
Tue Aug 11 06:52:29 UTC 2020


Try /etc/locale.gen
If it does not exist - create it.

Lxde time format is in:
~/.config/lxpanel/LXDE-pi/panels/panel

Variable:
ClockFmt

Tomas

On Mon, Aug 10, 2020, 22:19 Chuck Hast <wchast at gmail.com> wrote:

> looked for a locale.conf but no joy. I can see that LOCALE_Time
> sets the date command to give 12 hour time but not sure how to
> set it as appears that the latest Raspbian assumes that all in USA
> want to run 12 hour time.
>
> On Mon, Aug 10, 2020 at 11:39 PM Chuck Hast <wchast at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I tried raspi-config but got nothing, I wonder if they have tied
> > it to the locale, and set it to 12 hours vice 24.
> >
> > I will check the LC_ALL and LC_TIME
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 10, 2020 at 11:22 PM Linh Pham <
> > question+pdxlinux at closedsrc.org> wrote:
> >
> >> If you're using Raspbian or Raspberry Pi OS, I think that's configurable
> >> through raspi-config. Otherwise, I think it can be set through either
> >> the LC_ALL and/or LC_TIME environment variables.
> >>
> >> On 2020-08-10 22:39 -0500, Chuck Hast <wchast at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Folks,
> >> > I have several RPi's all but one show the date format as
> >> > follows:
> >> > Mon Aug 10 22:29:53 CDT 2020
> >> >
> >> > But I have one that shows it in 12 hour format (which I
> >> > detest but that is another subject)
> >> > Mon 10 Aug 2020 10:30:45 PM CDT
> >> >
> >> > I see the date command and the different options, but
> >> > I cannot figure out where they are being implemented such
> >> > that all but one show 24 hour time and the one 12 hour
> >> > time. I assume that it is in a config file, I have looked at
> >> > the locale files to see if it was there but no joy.
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> >
> >> > Chuck Hast  -- KP4DJT --
> >> > I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
> >> > Ph 4:13 KJV
> >> > Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece.
> >> > Fil 4:13 RVR1960
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> >>
> >> --
> >> Linh Pham
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> >
> > Chuck Hast  -- KP4DJT --
> > I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
> > Ph 4:13 KJV
> > Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece.
> > Fil 4:13 RVR1960
> >
> >
>
> --
>
> Chuck Hast  -- KP4DJT --
> I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
> Ph 4:13 KJV
> Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece.
> Fil 4:13 RVR1960
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