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0004254Kali LinuxGeneral Bugpublic2017-09-19 14:202017-09-22 11:36
Reporterbroomdodger Assigned Torhertzog  
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
Status resolvedResolutionfixed 
Fixed in Version2017.3 
Summary0004254: Kali Light login language default to aa_DJ.utf8 AFTER HD install
Description

Kali Light login language default to aa_DJ.utf8 AFTER HD install

This is for Kali Light i386.
For Live version, root login language is set to en_US.utf8.

BUT after W35, INSTALLING to HD the login language is aa_DJ.utf8.
Afar - Djibouti

These are correct:
2017.1 Live en_US.utf8 Installed en_US.utf8
W34 Live en_US.utf8 Installed en_US.utf8
W35 Live en_US.utf8 Installed en_US.utf8

Somewhere after W35 something changed.
I can reset language to en_US.utf8
but on restart it reverts to aa_DJ.utf8

W36 Live en_US.utf8 Installed aa_DJ.utf8
W37 Live en_US.utf8 Installed aa_DJ.utf8
W38 Live en_US.utf8 Installed aa_DJ.utf8
daily 0918 Live en_US.utf8 Installed aa_DJ.utf8
daily 0919 Live en_US.utf8 Installed aa_DJ.utf8

The attached image shows the panel calendar.

AFTER I change aa_DJ.utf8 to en_US.utf8
THEN login as root, the calendar should say September not Waysu.

Steps To Reproduce

install Kali Light W38 or daily 0919
allow computer to reboot
shutdown computer
start computer
at login check language (aa_DJ.utf8)
login
click panel calendar

Attached Files
log-lang.png (1,184,944 bytes)
kali-xfce-w38.txt (4,211 bytes)    
vi:nowrap
kali-xfce-w38.txt

root@kali:~# cat /etc/default/locale
LANG=C.UTF-8

root@kali:~# env
LS_COLORS=rs=0:di=01;34:ln=01;36:mh=00:pi=40;33:so=01;35:do=01;35:bd=40;33;01:cd=40;33;01:or=40;31;01:mi=00:su=37;41:sg=30;43:ca=30;41:tw=30;42:ow=34;42:st=37;44:ex=01;32:*.tar=01;31:*.tgz=01;31:*.arc=01;31:*.arj=01;31:*.taz=01;31:*.lha=01;31:*.lz4=01;31:*.lzh=01;31:*.lzma=01;31:*.tlz=01;31:*.txz=01;31:*.tzo=01;31:*.t7z=01;31:*.zip=01;31:*.z=01;31:*.Z=01;31:*.dz=01;31:*.gz=01;31:*.lrz=01;31:*.lz=01;31:*.lzo=01;31:*.xz=01;31:*.zst=01;31:*.tzst=01;31:*.bz2=01;31:*.bz=01;31:*.tbz=01;31:*.tbz2=01;31:*.tz=01;31:*.deb=01;31:*.rpm=01;31:*.jar=01;31:*.war=01;31:*.ear=01;31:*.sar=01;31:*.rar=01;31:*.alz=01;31:*.ace=01;31:*.zoo=01;31:*.cpio=01;31:*.7z=01;31:*.rz=01;31:*.cab=01;31:*.jpg=01;35:*.jpeg=01;35:*.mjpg=01;35:*.mjpeg=01;35:*.gif=01;35:*.bmp=01;35:*.pbm=01;35:*.pgm=01;35:*.ppm=01;35:*.tga=01;35:*.xbm=01;35:*.xpm=01;35:*.tif=01;35:*.tiff=01;35:*.png=01;35:*.svg=01;35:*.svgz=01;35:*.mng=01;35:*.pcx=01;35:*.mov=01;35:*.mpg=01;35:*.mpeg=01;35:*.m2v=01;35:*.mkv=01;35:*.webm=01;35:*.ogm=01;35:*.mp4=01;35:*.m4v=01;35:*.mp4v=01;35:*.vob=01;35:*.qt=01;35:*.nuv=01;35:*.wmv=01;35:*.asf=01;35:*.rm=01;35:*.rmvb=01;35:*.flc=01;35:*.avi=01;35:*.fli=01;35:*.flv=01;35:*.gl=01;35:*.dl=01;35:*.xcf=01;35:*.xwd=01;35:*.yuv=01;35:*.cgm=01;35:*.emf=01;35:*.ogv=01;35:*.ogx=01;35:*.aac=00;36:*.au=00;36:*.flac=00;36:*.m4a=00;36:*.mid=00;36:*.midi=00;36:*.mka=00;36:*.mp3=00;36:*.mpc=00;36:*.ogg=00;36:*.ra=00;36:*.wav=00;36:*.oga=00;36:*.opus=00;36:*.spx=00;36:*.xspf=00;36:
XDG_MENU_PREFIX=xfce-
LANG=aa_DJ.utf8
DISPLAY=:0.0
COLORTERM=truecolor
XDG_VTNR=7
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/ssh-9KqC7x5MG4vd/agent.624
GLADE_CATALOG_PATH=:
XDG_SESSION_ID=2
XDG_GREETER_DATA_DIR=/var/lib/lightdm/data/root
USER=root
GLADE_MODULE_PATH=:
DESKTOP_SESSION=lightdm-xsession
PWD=/root
HOME=/root
SSH_AGENT_PID=656
QT_ACCESSIBILITY=1
XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11
XDG_DATA_DIRS=/usr/share/xfce4:/usr/local/share/:/usr/share/:/usr/share
XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP=lightdm-xsession
GLADE_PIXMAP_PATH=:
TERM=xterm-256color
SHELL=/bin/bash
VTE_VERSION=4803
XDG_SEAT_PATH=/org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Seat0
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=XFCE
QT_LINUX_ACCESSIBILITY_ALWAYS_ON=1
SHLVL=1
XDG_SEAT=seat0
WINDOWID=41943043
GDMSESSION=lightdm-xsession
LOGNAME=root
DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/user/0/bus
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/0
XAUTHORITY=/root/.Xauthority
XDG_SESSION_PATH=/org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Session0
XDG_CONFIG_DIRS=/etc/xdg
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
SESSION_MANAGER=local/kali:@/tmp/.ICE-unix/666,unix/kali:/tmp/.ICE-unix/666
_=/usr/bin/env

root@kali:~# apt show -a kali-root-login
Package: kali-root-login
Version: 2017.2.1
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Maintainer: Raphaël Hertzog <[email protected]>
Installed-Size: 33.8 kB
Breaks: gdm3 (<< 3.21.90-1)
Download-Size: 6440 B
APT-Manual-Installed: no
APT-Sources: http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling/main amd64 Packages
Description: Bits of configuration to allow root logins
 Kali's purpose is very specific and it requires root rights in many
 cases. As such, root logins are allowed by default.
 .
 Installing this package modifies gdm3's default configuration to allow
 root logins.

root@kali:~# apt show -a live-config
Package: live-config
Version: 5.20170914
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Maintainer: Live Systems Maintainers <[email protected]>
Installed-Size: 129 kB
Depends: live-config-systemd | live-config-backend
Recommends: iproute2 | iproute, keyboard-configuration, live-config-doc, live-tools, locales | locales-all, sudo, user-setup
Suggests: pciutils, wget
Homepage: https://debian-live.alioth.debian.org/live-config/
Download-Size: 33.2 kB
APT-Sources: http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling/main amd64 Packages
Description: Live System Configuration Components
 The Live Systems project maintains the components to build Debian based Live
 systems and the official Debian Live images themselves.
 .
 live-config contains the components to configure a live system during the boot
 process (late userspace).
 .
 In addition to live-config, a backend for an init system is required, such as
 live-config-systemd.
kali-xfce-w38.txt (4,211 bytes)   

Activities

rhertzog

rhertzog

2017-09-20 07:56

administrator   ~0007372

This looks weird. You select the language at installation time... it's the first screen at installation time. What value did you pick in that screen?

What's the content of /etc/default/locale after installation?

Can you show us the environment variables set in your graphical session?

Is this only reproducible with the light image?

If yes, it might be a regression/problem of lightdm.

Can you compare the versions of the following packages between the the last working version (W35) and the first broken one (W36)?

  • kali-root-login
  • live-config
broomdodger

broomdodger

2017-09-20 17:45

reporter   ~0007379

This looks weird. You select the language at installation time... it's the first screen at installation time. What value did you pick in that screen?

I always use these:

1 language: english
2 location: united states
3 keymap: american english
4 time zone: pacific

Important!
After new install let restart, then shutdown and startup again.

Is this only reproducible with the light image?
If yes, it might be a regression/problem of lightdm.

I have not yet tried other images as Kali light is preferred.
Is there an image you would like me to try? xfce or gnome?

For the following SEE attached files within w35-w36.zip: w35.txt w36.txt

What's the content of /etc/default/locale after installation?
Can you show us the environment variables set in your graphical session?

Can you compare the versions of the following packages between the the last working version (W35) and the first broken one (W36)?

  • kali-root-login
  • live-config
w35-w36.zip (82,803 bytes)
broomdodger

broomdodger

2017-09-20 18:16

reporter   ~0007380

If zip files are not acceptable, I will post the individual files.
broomdodger

broomdodger

2017-09-21 07:36

reporter   ~0007382

I do not have an xfce-2017-W35 to test so used xfce-2017.1

kali-linux-xfce-2017.1-amd64.iso
default language: en_US.utf8

kali-linux-xfce-2017-W38-amd64.iso
default language: aa_DJ.utf8

see attached files for requested tests:
kali-xfce-2017.1.txt
kali-xfce-w38.txt

kali-xfce-2017.1.txt (4,785 bytes)    
vi:nowrap
kali-xfce-2017.1.txt

root@kali:~# cat /etc/default/locale
#  File generated by update-locale
LANG="en_US.UTF-8"

root@kali:~# env
LS_COLORS=rs=0:di=01;34:ln=01;36:mh=00:pi=40;33:so=01;35:do=01;35:bd=40;33;01:cd=40;33;01:or=40;31;01:mi=00:su=37;41:sg=30;43:ca=30;41:tw=30;42:ow=34;42:st=37;44:ex=01;32:*.tar=01;31:*.tgz=01;31:*.arc=01;31:*.arj=01;31:*.taz=01;31:*.lha=01;31:*.lz4=01;31:*.lzh=01;31:*.lzma=01;31:*.tlz=01;31:*.txz=01;31:*.tzo=01;31:*.t7z=01;31:*.zip=01;31:*.z=01;31:*.Z=01;31:*.dz=01;31:*.gz=01;31:*.lrz=01;31:*.lz=01;31:*.lzo=01;31:*.xz=01;31:*.zst=01;31:*.tzst=01;31:*.bz2=01;31:*.bz=01;31:*.tbz=01;31:*.tbz2=01;31:*.tz=01;31:*.deb=01;31:*.rpm=01;31:*.jar=01;31:*.war=01;31:*.ear=01;31:*.sar=01;31:*.rar=01;31:*.alz=01;31:*.ace=01;31:*.zoo=01;31:*.cpio=01;31:*.7z=01;31:*.rz=01;31:*.cab=01;31:*.jpg=01;35:*.jpeg=01;35:*.mjpg=01;35:*.mjpeg=01;35:*.gif=01;35:*.bmp=01;35:*.pbm=01;35:*.pgm=01;35:*.ppm=01;35:*.tga=01;35:*.xbm=01;35:*.xpm=01;35:*.tif=01;35:*.tiff=01;35:*.png=01;35:*.svg=01;35:*.svgz=01;35:*.mng=01;35:*.pcx=01;35:*.mov=01;35:*.mpg=01;35:*.mpeg=01;35:*.m2v=01;35:*.mkv=01;35:*.webm=01;35:*.ogm=01;35:*.mp4=01;35:*.m4v=01;35:*.mp4v=01;35:*.vob=01;35:*.qt=01;35:*.nuv=01;35:*.wmv=01;35:*.asf=01;35:*.rm=01;35:*.rmvb=01;35:*.flc=01;35:*.avi=01;35:*.fli=01;35:*.flv=01;35:*.gl=01;35:*.dl=01;35:*.xcf=01;35:*.xwd=01;35:*.yuv=01;35:*.cgm=01;35:*.emf=01;35:*.ogv=01;35:*.ogx=01;35:*.aac=00;36:*.au=00;36:*.flac=00;36:*.m4a=00;36:*.mid=00;36:*.midi=00;36:*.mka=00;36:*.mp3=00;36:*.mpc=00;36:*.ogg=00;36:*.ra=00;36:*.wav=00;36:*.oga=00;36:*.opus=00;36:*.spx=00;36:*.xspf=00;36:
XDG_MENU_PREFIX=xfce-
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
DISPLAY=:0.0
COLORTERM=truecolor
XDG_VTNR=7
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/ssh-jsvvZr7SxhZR/agent.739
GLADE_CATALOG_PATH=:
XDG_SESSION_ID=2
XDG_GREETER_DATA_DIR=/var/lib/lightdm/data/root
USER=root
GLADE_MODULE_PATH=:
DESKTOP_SESSION=lightdm-xsession
PWD=/root
HOME=/root
SSH_AGENT_PID=794
QT_ACCESSIBILITY=1
XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11
XDG_DATA_DIRS=/usr/share/xfce4:/usr/local/share/:/usr/share/:/usr/share
XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP=lightdm-xsession
GLADE_PIXMAP_PATH=:
TERM=xterm-256color
SHELL=/bin/bash
VTE_VERSION=4601
XDG_SEAT_PATH=/org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Seat0
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=XFCE
QT_LINUX_ACCESSIBILITY_ALWAYS_ON=1
SHLVL=1
XDG_SEAT=seat0
WINDOWID=44040195
GDMSESSION=lightdm-xsession
LOGNAME=root
DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/user/0/bus
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/0
XAUTHORITY=/root/.Xauthority
XDG_SESSION_PATH=/org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Session0
XDG_CONFIG_DIRS=/etc/xdg
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
SESSION_MANAGER=local/kali:@/tmp/.ICE-unix/804,unix/kali:/tmp/.ICE-unix/804
_=/usr/bin/env

root@kali:~# apt show -a kali-root-login
Package: kali-root-login
Version: 2017.2.1
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Maintainer: Raphaël Hertzog <[email protected]>
Installed-Size: 33.8 kB
Breaks: gdm3 (<< 3.21.90-1)
Download-Size: 6,440 B
APT-Sources: http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling/main amd64 Packages
Description: Bits of configuration to allow root logins
 Kali's purpose is very specific and it requires root rights in many
 cases. As such, root logins are allowed by default.
 .
 Installing this package modifies gdm3's default configuration to allow
 root logins.

Package: kali-root-login
Version: 2016.1.0
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Maintainer: Raphaël Hertzog <[email protected]>
Installed-Size: 30.7 kB
Breaks: gdm3 (<< 3.13)
Download-Size: unknown
APT-Manual-Installed: no
APT-Sources: /var/lib/dpkg/status
Description: Bits of configuration to allow root logins
 Kali's purpose is very specific and it requires root rights in many
 cases. As such, root logins are allowed by default.
 .
 Installing this package modifies gdm3's default configuration to allow
 root logins.

root@kali:~# apt show -a live-config
Package: live-config
Version: 5.20170914
Priority: optional
Section: misc
Maintainer: Live Systems Maintainers <[email protected]>
Installed-Size: 129 kB
Depends: live-config-systemd | live-config-backend
Recommends: iproute2 | iproute, keyboard-configuration, live-config-doc, live-tools, locales | locales-all, sudo, user-setup
Suggests: pciutils, wget
Homepage: https://debian-live.alioth.debian.org/live-config/
Download-Size: 33.2 kB
APT-Sources: http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling/main amd64 Packages
Description: Live System Configuration Components
 The Live Systems project maintains the components to build Debian based Live
 systems and the official Debian Live images themselves.
 .
 live-config contains the components to configure a live system during the boot
 process (late userspace).
 .
 In addition to live-config, a backend for an init system is required, such as
 live-config-systemd.
kali-xfce-2017.1.txt (4,785 bytes)   
rhertzog

rhertzog

2017-09-21 10:13

administrator   ~0007383

Thank you for the data. So this is a regression due to live-build now setting LANG=C.UTF-8 by default and lighdm is unable to cope with that setting:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/lightdm/+bug/1658950

I have uploaded to Debian live-installer 52 which shall fix this for new installations. On your installed system, please do "dpkg-reconfigure locales" to fix the default locale.
rhertzog

rhertzog

2017-09-22 11:36

administrator   ~0007399

This should be fixed starting with tomorrow's daily images as I included live-installer 54 in kali-dev.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2017-09-19 14:20 broomdodger New Issue
2017-09-19 14:20 broomdodger File Added: log-lang.png
2017-09-20 07:56 rhertzog Note Added: 0007372
2017-09-20 07:56 rhertzog Assigned To => rhertzog
2017-09-20 07:56 rhertzog Status new => feedback
2017-09-20 17:45 broomdodger File Added: w35-w36.zip
2017-09-20 17:45 broomdodger Note Added: 0007379
2017-09-20 17:45 broomdodger Status feedback => assigned
2017-09-20 18:16 broomdodger Note Added: 0007380
2017-09-21 07:36 broomdodger File Added: kali-xfce-2017.1.txt
2017-09-21 07:36 broomdodger Note Added: 0007382
2017-09-21 07:36 broomdodger File Added: kali-xfce-w38.txt
2017-09-21 10:13 rhertzog Note Added: 0007383
2017-09-22 11:36 rhertzog Status assigned => resolved
2017-09-22 11:36 rhertzog Resolution open => fixed
2017-09-22 11:36 rhertzog Fixed in Version => 2017.3
2017-09-22 11:36 rhertzog Note Added: 0007399