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== Run GRAMPS in a different language==
First, lets learn how to run gramps from a terminal or console (the so called CLI-Command Line Interface, which you find typically in the System Menu of your task bar).
This can be done by typing <code>gramps</code>. This is because , as GRAMPS typically is installed in the directory <code>/usr/bin</code>, so you could . You can also start GRAMPS also with <code>/usr/bin/gramps</code>, however although this might be different on other distributions.
This command calls up GRAMPS with the default locale setting of your PC, that is, the language in which you installed your linux OS. If other locales are installed on your system, calling up GRAMPS in this language can be done. Eg, if the locale ''nl'', ''nl_BE'' is installed with encoding ''nl_BE.UTF-8'', you can start it with:
LANGUAGE=nl_BE:nl LANG=nl_BE.UTF-8 /usr/bin/gramps
You can add this to the menu of GNOME or KDE, so this command needs not to be entered in a terminal, but can be called from the menu.
On Windows you need to run the command line (cmd.exe) and type two lines similar to this: