--- doc/install/linux/install.pl	2019/07/07 23:37:54	1.45.2.3
+++ doc/install/linux/install.pl	2019/10/14 14:14:51	1.45.2.4
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ if (!open(LOG,">>loncapa_install.log"))
           &mt('Stopping execution.')."\n";
     exit;
 } else {
-    print LOG '$Id: install.pl,v 1.45.2.3 2019/07/07 23:37:54 raeburn Exp $'."\n";
+    print LOG '$Id: install.pl,v 1.45.2.4 2019/10/14 14:14:51 raeburn Exp $'."\n";
 }
 
 #
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ sub check_locale {
                 } elsif (-e '/usr/bin/system-config-language') {
                     $command = 'system-config-language';
                 } elsif (-e '/usr/bin/localectl') {
-                    $command = 'localectl set-locale en_US.UTF-8';
+                    $command = '/usr/bin/localectl set-locale LANG=en_US.UTF-8';
                 } else {
                     $command = 'No standard command found';
                 }