I'm new to Linux and I'm having trouble displaying Japanese characters correctly on CachyOS. When I extract zip files that have Japanese names, the file names show up as gibberish instead of the correct characters. Can anyone guide me on how to fix this?
3 Answers
You should edit your locale settings. Open up the terminal and run `sudo nano /etc/locale-gen`. Uncomment the line for Japanese, then save and exit using Ctrl+O and Ctrl+X. After that, run `sudo locale-gen` and restart your system to see if that resolves the issue.
Have you tried installing a Japanese font? The Google Noto CJK font is a good option for this kind of issue. It might help with the display of Japanese characters after you extract the files.
What app are you using to extract the zip files? Sometimes the extraction tool can affect how file names are displayed.
But just so you know, you might not have to go through all that unless you're really looking to set up full support for Japanese characters.