How to make the 'slim' ISO localized in your own language

Notes:
This slim ISO intentionally is in English/American language only. Therefore, the need to localize it into one’s own language for those who prefer it arises.
The procedure covers Italian but can be applied to other languages as well.

Let’s start with the ISO in live mode and proceed with the installation.

Install our locales-xx

Start Calamares in the language of our choice.

Logout

and reboot to the installed system

Install our locales-xx in the installed system

Verify the language at the system level

Reboot

Edit these files so to so

Type the command to update the home directories
xdg-user-dirs-update --force

Check that Locations are correct

These directories are now useless and can be trashed:

Enjoy!

Last edit: 2025-07-21T22:00:00Z

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