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.TH "ORG\&.FREEDESKTOP\&.LOCALE1" "5" "" "systemd 254" "org.freedesktop.locale1"
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.SH "NAME"
org.freedesktop.locale1 \- The D\-Bus interface of systemd\-localed
.SH "INTRODUCTION"
.PP
\fBsystemd-localed.service\fR(8)
is a system service that can be used to control the system locale and keyboard mapping from user programs\&. This page describes the D\-Bus interface\&.
.SH "THE D\-BUS API"
.PP
The service exposes the following interfaces on the bus:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
node /org/freedesktop/locale1 {
interface org\&.freedesktop\&.locale1 {
methods:
SetLocale(in as locale,
in b interactive);
SetVConsoleKeyboard(in s keymap,
in s keymap_toggle,
in b convert,
in b interactive);
SetX11Keyboard(in s layout,
in s model,
in s variant,
in s options,
in b convert,
in b interactive);
properties:
readonly as Locale = [\*(Aq\&.\&.\&.\*(Aq, \&.\&.\&.];
readonly s X11Layout = \*(Aq\&.\&.\&.\*(Aq;
readonly s X11Model = \*(Aq\&.\&.\&.\*(Aq;
readonly s X11Variant = \*(Aq\&.\&.\&.\*(Aq;
readonly s X11Options = \*(Aq\&.\&.\&.\*(Aq;
readonly s VConsoleKeymap = \*(Aq\&.\&.\&.\*(Aq;
readonly s VConsoleKeymapToggle = \*(Aq\&.\&.\&.\*(Aq;
};
interface org\&.freedesktop\&.DBus\&.Peer { \&.\&.\&. };
interface org\&.freedesktop\&.DBus\&.Introspectable { \&.\&.\&. };
interface org\&.freedesktop\&.DBus\&.Properties { \&.\&.\&. };
};
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.SS "Methods"
.PP
If you set a new system locale all old system locale settings will be dropped and the new settings will be saved to disk\&. The locale will also be passed to the system manager, and subsequently started daemons will inherit the new system locale\&. Note that already running daemons will not learn about the new value\&.
.PP
The
\fBSetVConsoleKeyboard()\fR
method may be used to set the key mapping for the virtual console\&. Similarly,
\fBSetX11Keyboard()\fR
may be used to set the default key mapping of any X11 servers\&.
.PP
Note that
\fBSetVConsoleKeyboard()\fR
instantly applies the new key mapping to the console, while
\fBSetX11Keyboard()\fR
simply sets a default that may be used by later sessions\&.
.PP
The boolean argument
\fIconvert\fR
may be set to optionally convert the console keyboard configuration to X11 keyboard mappings and vice versa\&. If true and
\fBSetVConsoleKeyboard()\fR
is used, the nearest X11 keyboard setting for the chosen console setting is set\&. If true and
\fBSetX11Keyboard()\fR
is used, the nearest console keyboard setting for the chosen X11 setting is set\&. Hence, it is usually sufficient to call only one of the two functions\&.
.PP
For graphical UIs that need to set the system keyboard mapping simply invoke
\fBSetX11Keyboard()\fR, set
\fIconvert=true\fR
and ignore
\fBSetVConsoleKeyboard()\fR\&.
.PP
Use the empty string for the keymap parameters you wish not to set\&.
.PP
The
\fIinteractive\fR
boolean parameters can be used to control whether
\m[blue]\fBpolkit\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[1]\d\s+2
should interactively ask the user for authentication credentials if required\&.
.SS "Signals"
.PP
Whenever the system locale or keymap is changed via the daemon,
\fBPropertyChanged\fR
signals are sent out to which clients can subscribe\&.
.SS "Properties"
.PP
The system locale is shown in the
\fILocale\fR
property\&. It is an array containing environment\-variable\-assignment\-like strings\&. The following strings are known:
\fILANG=\fR,
\fILC_CTYPE=\fR,
\fILC_NUMERIC=\fR,
\fILC_TIME=\fR,
\fILC_COLLATE=\fR,
\fILC_MONETARY=\fR,
\fILC_MESSAGES=\fR,
\fILC_PAPER=\fR,
\fILC_NAME=\fR,
\fILC_ADDRESS=\fR,
\fILC_TELEPHONE=\fR,
\fILC_MEASUREMENT=\fR,
\fILC_IDENTIFICATION=\fR\&.
.PP
The
\fIX11Layout\fR,
\fIX11Model\fR,
\fIX11Variant\fR, and
\fIX11Options\fR
properties show values configurable with
\fBSetX11Keyboard()\fR
described above (or
\fBSetVConsoleKeyboard()\fR
with
\fIconvert=true\fR)\&. The
\fIVConsoleKeymap\fR
and
\fIVConsoleKeymapToggle\fR
properties show values configurable with
\fBSetVConsoleKeyboard()\fR
(or
\fBSetX11Keyboard()\fR
with
\fIconvert=true\fR)\&.
.SS "Security"
.PP
Changing the system locale or keymap using this interface is authenticated via polkit\&. The polkit action for
\fBSetLocale()\fR
is
\fBorg\&.freedesktop\&.locale1\&.set\-locale\fR\&. The polkit action for
\fBSetX11Keyboard()\fR
and
\fBSetVConsoleKeyboard()\fR
is
\fBorg\&.freedesktop\&.locale1\&.set\-keyboard\fR\&.
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
\fBExample\ \&1.\ \&Introspect org\&.freedesktop\&.locale1 on the bus\fR
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
$ gdbus introspect \-\-system \e
\-\-dest org\&.freedesktop\&.locale1 \e
\-\-object\-path /org/freedesktop/locale1
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.SH "VERSIONING"
.PP
These D\-Bus interfaces follow
\m[blue]\fBthe usual interface versioning guidelines\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[2]\d\s+2\&.
.SH "NOTES"
.IP " 1." 4
polkit
.RS 4
\%https://www.freedesktop.org/software/polkit/docs/latest/
.RE
.IP " 2." 4
the usual interface versioning guidelines
.RS 4
\%https://0pointer.de/blog/projects/versioning-dbus.html
.RE
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