Public bug reported: locales is generating for every available English locals by default where as my /etc/locale.gen file is set only for `bn_BD UTF-8` and `en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8`. The issue was there for a long time but didn't bother to report it until now.
# `/etc/locale.gen` file https://pastebin.com/nvtHnCmU # snapshot of the the issue, https://pasteboard.co/JR0XGtF.png ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: locales 2.31-0ubuntu9.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-56.62-generic 5.4.73 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-56-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.16 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip Date: Thu Mar 4 12:54:12 2021 InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-03-21 (713 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 18.04.2 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20190210) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: glibc UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-03-26 (342 days ago) ** Affects: glibc (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1917720 Title: locales is generating for every available english locals To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glibc/+bug/1917720/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs