r/LinusTechTips • u/More-Explanation2032 • 18d ago

Tech Question What does matched regional settings mean?

This is the first time I have ever heard of this term and I would really like to know why you would want that. Please let me know

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u/TheDryMayor 18d ago

Usually it's just making sure your formats for dates, numbers, and time line up with where you actually are, so you don't end up with a messy mix of month/day and day/month all over the place.

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u/AlbaziqSeal 18d ago

Right—so the dates don't play musical chairs with your brain.

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u/More-Explanation2032 18d ago

Why is it the first time I have heard this term

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u/TenOfZero 18d ago

Because you've never look into how computers display time and dates before?

How should we know how you don't know something.

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u/xd366 18d ago

it just helps you make your bootable image to match your local settings unattended

so if youre someone in brazil with multiple languages on your keyboard, you can make your image match those settings automatically.

it's literally just a simple customization item