943 Local Setup - Kept Old US Local Setup In place

core/tabs/utils/locale-setup.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+#!/bin/sh -e
+. ../common-script.sh
+
+setLocale() {
+    if command_exists locale-gen; then
+        iso=$(curl -4fsSL --max-time 5 https://ifconfig.io/country_code 2>/dev/null) || iso="US"
+        suggested_locales=$(ls /usr/share/i18n/locales/ | grep -i "$iso" || true)
+
+        if [ -z "$suggested_locales" ]; then
+            suggested_locales=$(ls /usr/share/i18n/locales/)
+        fi
+
+        printf "%s\n" "Suggested locales based on your location ($iso):"
+        i=1
+        for loc in $suggested_locales; do
+            printf "  %d) %s\n" "$i" "$loc"
+            i=$((i + 1))
+        done
+        printf "  %s\n" "c) Enter a custom locale"
+
+        printf "%s" "Select a locale number (or 'c' for custom): "
+        read -r choice
+
+        if [ "$choice" = "c" ] || [ "$choice" = "C" ]; then
+            LOCALE=""
+            while [ -z "$LOCALE" ]; do
+                printf "%s" "Enter locale (e.g. en_US): "
+                read -r custom_locale
+
+                if [ -z "$custom_locale" ]; then
+                    printf "%s\n" "Locale cannot be empty."
+                    continue
+                fi
+
+                if [ -f "/usr/share/i18n/locales/$custom_locale" ]; then
+                    LOCALE="$custom_locale"
+                else
+                    printf "%s\n" "'$custom_locale' is not a recognized locale. Please try again."
+                fi
+            done
+        else
+            case "$choice" in
+                ''|*[!0-9]*)
+                    printf "%s\n" "Invalid selection."
+                    exit 1
+                    ;;
+            esac
+            LOCALE=$(printf "%s\n" "$suggested_locales" | sed -n "${choice}p")
+            if [ -z "$LOCALE" ]; then
+                printf "%s\n" "Invalid selection."
+                exit 1
+            fi
+        fi
+
+        if ! grep -qxF "${LOCALE} UTF-8" /etc/locale.gen 2>/dev/null; then
+            printf '%s UTF-8\n' "$LOCALE" | "$ESCALATION_TOOL" tee -a /etc/locale.gen >/dev/null
+        fi
+        if grep -q '^LANG=' /etc/locale.conf 2>/dev/null; then
+            "$ESCALATION_TOOL" sed -i "s/^LANG=.*/LANG=${LOCALE}/" /etc/locale.conf
+        else
+            printf 'LANG=%s\n' "$LOCALE" | "$ESCALATION_TOOL" tee -a /etc/locale.conf >/dev/null
+        fi
+        "$ESCALATION_TOOL" locale-gen "${LOCALE}"
+    else
+        printf "%b\n" "ERROR! locale-gen not found; cannot generate locales on this system."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+checkEnv
+setLocale

core/tabs/utils/tab_data.toml

@@ -142,6 +142,17 @@ name = "Crypto tool"
 script = "encrypt_decrypt_tool.sh"
 task_list = "I FM"
 
+[[data]]
+name = "Locale Setup"
+description = "This allows the user to set their locale"
+script = "locale-setup.sh"
+task_list = "FM"
+
+[[data.preconditions]]
+matches = true
+data = "command_exists"
+values = [ "locale-gen" ]
+
 [[data]]
 name = "Numlock on Startup"
 description = "This utility is designed to enable Num Lock at boot, rather than within desktop environments like KDE or GNOME"

docs/content/userguide/walkthrough.md

@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/dwm-titus
 
 - **Bluetooth Manager**: This utility is designed to manage bluetooth in your system
 - **Numlock on Startup**: This utility is designed to enable Num Lock at boot, rather than within desktop environments like KDE or GNOME
+- **Locale Setup**: This allows the user to set their locale
 - **Ollama**: This utility is designed to manage ollama in your system
 - **Ranalama**: This utility is designed to manage ramalama in your system
 - **Service Manager**: This utility is designed to manage services in your system