REPOST- Having the date format shown correctly in Lucid (and Maverick)

[Basil Chupin]

On 29/07/10 14:18, Bryan Cassidy wrote:
> On Sun, 2010-07-25 at 15:05 +1000, Basil Chupin wrote:
>    
>> I have my system correctly set to reflect my country, it's time zone,
>>
>> and the language (including money sign etc) used in this country.
>>
>> However, Ubuntu stubbornly refuses to correctly show the date stamp in
>> the top panel: it shows, for example, "Sat Jul 3, 16:07:30" and not what
>> it should be showing which is "Sat 3 Jul.....".
>>
>> Is there a hidden setting somewhere which I can fiddle for Ubuntu to
>> adhere to my wishes? Anyone, please?
>>
>> (The date stamp is shown correctly everywhere else, TB, Nautilus,
>> whatever- all except the top panel.)
>>
>> BC
>>
>>
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> Google is your friend.

Google is NOT my friend, nor anyone else's.

>   Have you tried the following?
>
> http://ubuntulinux.co.in/blog/ubuntu/how-to-set-time-zone-in-cli-mode-in-ubuntu-server/
>    

Yep, and it does not solve my problem - I still get the American way of 
showing the time stamp - month/day/year - and not what I have Ubuntu 
configured to show: day/month/year.

Even Windows could do this for me - but not Ubuntu/Gnome :'( :'( .

BC


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