Bertilo wrote:
> Donald Rogers:
>
>  > Synaptic reinstalled language-pack-eo, but that made no noticeable
>  > difference. /usr/lib/locale/eo_XX.utf8 is not in the list of installed
>  > files.
>
>  > With the other command I got the same messages as Joey got:
>
>  > $ sudo dpkg-reconfigure locales
>  > [sudo] password for donald:
>  > Generating locales...
>  >   en_AU.UTF-8... done
>  > etc
>  >   en_ZW.UTF-8... done
>  >   eo_XX.UTF-8... cannot open locale definition file `eo_XX': No such
>  > file or directory
>  > failed
>  > Generation complete.
>
> Strange. I just did:
>
>    sudo apt-get purge language-pack-eo
>
> That removed all those files. Then I did:
>
>    sudo apt-get install language-pack-eo
>
> I got:
>
>    Reading package lists... Done
>    Building dependency tree
>    Reading state information... Done
>    The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer 
> required:
>      libqof1 libgda2-3 libgda2-common
>    Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
>    The following extra packages will be installed:
>      language-pack-eo-base
>    The following NEW packages will be installed:
>      language-pack-eo language-pack-eo-base
>    0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
>    Need to get 0B/335kB of archives.
>    After unpacking 1290kB of additional disk space will be used.
>    Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
>    Selecting previously deselected package language-pack-eo-base.
>    (Reading database ... 157370 files and directories currently installed.)
>    Unpacking language-pack-eo-base (from 
> .../language-pack-eo-base_1%3a7.10+20071012_all.deb) ...
>    Selecting previously deselected package language-pack-eo.
>    Unpacking language-pack-eo (from 
> .../language-pack-eo_1%3a7.10+20071012_all.deb) ...
>    Setting up language-pack-eo (1:7.10+20071012) ...
>    Setting up language-pack-eo-base (1:7.10+20071012) ...
>    Generating locales...
>      eo_XX.UTF-8... done
>    Generation complete.
>
> And the Esperanto locale files reappeared.
>
> I'm on Ubuntu 7.10 (Gusty Gibbon).
>
>   
I tried what you did but I got:

$ sudo apt-get install language-pack-eo
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree      
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  language-pack-eo-base
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  language-pack-eo language-pack-eo-base
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/335kB of archives.
After unpacking 1290kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!
  language-pack-eo-base language-pack-eo
Install these packages without verification [y/N]? y
Selecting previously deselected package language-pack-eo-base.
(Reading database ... 104807 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking language-pack-eo-base (from 
.../language-pack-eo-base_1%3a7.10+20071012_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package language-pack-eo.
Unpacking language-pack-eo (from 
.../language-pack-eo_1%3a7.10+20071012_all.deb) ...
Setting up language-pack-eo (1:7.10+20071012) ...
Setting up language-pack-eo-base (1:7.10+20071012) ...
Generating locales...
  eo_XX.UTF-8... cannot open locale definition file `eo_XX': No such 
file or directory
failed
Generation complete.
 * Reloading GNOME Display Manager 
configuration...                             
* Changes will take effect when all current X sessions have ended.
                                                                         
[ OK ]

Donald