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systemd-localed.service(8)

SYSTEMD-LOCALED.SERVICE(8) systemd-localed.service SYSTEMD-LOCALED.SERVICE(8)


.SH "NAME" systemd-localed.service, systemd-localed - Locale bus mechanism


.SH "SYNOPSIS"


.PP systemd-localed.service


.PP /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-localed


.SH "DESCRIPTION"


.PP systemd-localed.service is a system service that may be used as mechanism to change the system locale settings, as well as the console key mapping and default X11 key mapping. systemd-localed is automatically activated on request and terminates itself when it is unused.


.PP The tool localectl(1) is a command line client to this service.


.PP See org.freedesktop.locale1(5) and org.freedesktop.LogControl1(5) for a description of the D-Bus API.


.SH "SEE ALSO"


.PP systemd(1), locale.conf(5), vconsole.conf(5), localectl(1), loadkeys(1), org.freedesktop.locale1(5)

systemd 262.2

systemd 262.2-r1 · os · ingested 2026-11-06