Boot method: DVD
Image version:
https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/13.0.0-live/amd64/iso-hybrid/debian-live-13.0.0-amd64-lxde.iso
https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/13.0.0-live/amd64/iso-hybrid/debian-live-13.0.0-amd64-mate.iso


Date: 15-aug-2025


Machine: Qemu 1 CPU, 4G on DELL optiplex 7070 MT (Debian 12); storage on RAW image
Partitions: MBR all on one partition
Filesystem     Type     1K-blocks     Used Available Use% Mounted on
udev           devtmpfs    937748        0    937748   0% /dev
tmpfs          tmpfs       202124      976    201148   1% /run
/dev/vda1      ext4      13349164 10390476   2258784  83% /
tmpfs          tmpfs      1010612        0   1010612   0% /dev/shm
tmpfs          tmpfs         5120        8      5112   1% /run/lock
tmpfs          tmpfs         1024        0      1024   0% /run/credentials/systemd-journald.service
tmpfs          tmpfs      1010612       12   1010600   1% /tmp
tmpfs          tmpfs         1024        0      1024   0% /run/credentials/getty@tty1.service
tmpfs          tmpfs       202120      108    202012   1% /run/user/1000



Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it


Initial boot:           [O]
Detect network card:    [O]
Configure network:      [O]
Detect media:           [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Clock/timezone setup:   [O]
User/password setup:    [O]
Detect hard drives:     [O]
Partition hard drives:  [O]
Install base system:    [O]
Install tasks:          [O]
Install boot loader:    [O]
Overall install:        [O]


Comments/Problems:


After installing in **speech synthesizer mode**,

on first login, All the debian installation is only in English.

Graphical installer also let me in same situation.

Expert mode also let me in same situation

I have marked the case as grave because for people who are blind or visually impaired
it leaves them in an irreparable situation since they cannot find a way to put the system
in an understandable language. (Mean must run several commands in terminal, due
assistive tech only speech in english)



ADITIONAL INFO


During install i choose expert mode and setup localization:


Language Spanish
Localization America/Panama
locales LANG=es_PA.UTF-8


After install this is the resulting env


general@venenux:~$ su -l
Password: 
root@venenux:~# env | grep LC
root@venenux:~# env | grep LANG
LANG=C.UTF-8


The Package locales version is 2.41-12

Hello,

mckaygerhard@yahoo.com, le ven. 15 août 2025 16:06:00 +0000, a ecrit:

Actually it's not related to speech synthesizer mode. I am getting the
same behavior with any kind of installation started from the live image
boot menu.

The installation from inside the live image does set up the language
fine.

At any rate, it's not a debian-installer issue, so reassigning to the
live-build package.

Yes, with improper language it's hard to fix it.

Samuel

Hello,

unfortunately the 13.0.0 live image were broken and will result in a
badly working installation.

I've tried to install with the 13.1.0 GNOME installation.

https://get.debian.org/images/release/current-live/amd64/iso-hybrid/debian-live-13.1.0-amd64-gnome.iso

Starting: Installation with speech
Language: 66 Spanish
Location: 15 Panama
Keyboard: default (as proposed)

The text and speech during the installation are Spanish.

However, after the installation the GNOME environment showed up in
English. The Spanish keyboard layout was active.

/etc/locale.conf contains: LANG="C.UTF-8"
In /var/log/installer/syslog I see that localchooser correctly used
es_PA.UTF-8

I'll take a deeper look.

With kind regards,
Roland Clobus

Hi,

i've solved this bug by editing the
1020-create-locales-files.hook.chroot and comment the locale command :

```
$ cat config/hooks/normal/1020-create-locales-files.hook.chroot
#echo "LANG=C.UTF-8" >/etc/default/locale
touch /etc/environment
```

after this edit, the locale is correctly configured after installation

kind regards,
arnault perret

Hi,
i saw that live-build is marked for autoremoval because of this
localization bug. please consider to not remove live-build and use the
hook edition solution to fix this bug

 > i've solved this bug by editing the
 > 1020-create-locales-files.hook.chroot and comment the locale command :
 >
 > ```
 > $ cat config/hooks/normal/1020-create-locales-files.hook.chroot
 > #echo "LANG=C.UTF-8" >/etc/default/locale
 > touch /etc/environment
 > ```
 >
 > after this edit, the locale is correctly configured after installation

kind regards

arnault perret

Hello,

I'm sorry that this bug report takes so much time to get it fixed properly.
I've been distracted by the Outreachy project, which has taken a lot of
my development time.

I'm not sure whether the fix should be made in hook 1020 as proposed.
There are several things influencing the language in a live system and
the result after installation:

1) Booting the live environment
2) Installing from the live environment using Calamares (in this
scenario there are even 2 ways to influence the locale: first during the
booting of the live environment and second within Calamares)
3) Installing using the Debian installer

Ad 1: live-config enforces the locale and defaults to 'en_US.UTF-8' in
/etc/default/locale
The live squahfs image contains a symlink /etc/default/locale pointing
to /etc/locale.conf with the content 'C.UTF-8'
Ad 2: Untested by me at the moment
Ad 3: The Debian installer asks the user about the locale and
subsequently copies the content of the live squashfs image to the harddisk.

I'm currently wondering whether a default value should be stored in the
live squashfs image at all, because its value will be overwritten anyway.
And secondly, whether the Debian installer should either skip copying
the content or write the answers to the question at a later moment into
the installed system.

I'm downgrading this issue to 'important', making it a non-RC bug to
avoid removal of the live-build package (which would a much larger
effect). Don't worry, it is still on the TODO list.

With kind regards,
Roland Clobus