Start adding an option to set the default locale. refs: #949

ansible/fuss-client

@@ -476,6 +476,11 @@ class Client(object):
                 ])
         if self.args.slick_greeter:
             ansible_options.extend(['-e', 'slick_greeter=true'])
+        if self.args.locale:
+            ansible_options.extend([
+                '-e',
+                'locale_default={}'.format(self.args.locale)
+                ])
         if self.args.dryrun:
             ansible_options.extend(['--check'])
         os.execvp(
@@ -574,7 +579,7 @@ class Client(object):
             )
         parser.add_argument(
             '-d', '--domain',
-            help=_("Local domain. Only specify if autodetection fails."),
+            help=_("local domain. only specify if autodetection fails."),
             )
         parser.add_argument(
             '-H', '--hostname',
@@ -598,6 +603,10 @@ class Client(object):
             help=_("Also include contrib and non-free."),
             action="store_true",
             )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--locale',
+            help=_("default locale for the machine; default is it_IT.UTF-8."),
+            )
 
         # Logging
         parser.add_argument(

ansible/roles/misc_standalone/defaults/main.yml

@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ grub_cmdline_default:
   default: 'quiet splash'
   # remove stack-guard on i386 architecture (crash Java). refs: #411
   i386: 'quiet splash stack_guard_gap=1'
+locale_default: it_IT.UTF-8

ansible/roles/misc_standalone/tasks/main.yml

@@ -81,8 +81,9 @@
       - de_IT.UTF-8
       - fr_FR.UTF-8
       - es_ES.UTF-8
+      - '{{ locale_default }}'
 - name: Set the default locale
-  command: localectl set-locale LANG=it_IT.UTF-8 LANGUAGE=it_IT.UTF-8
+  command: "localectl set-locale LANG={{ locale_default }} LANGUAGE={{ locale_default }}"
 
 - name: red prompt for root
   lineinfile:

debian/changelog

+fuss-client (10.0.22) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Add an option --locale to set the default locale on standalone.
+    refs: #949
+
+ -- Elena Grandi <elena@truelite.it>  Mon, 11 Jan 2021 14:24:15 +0100
+
 fuss-client (10.0.21) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Cleanup guest users