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

[Ric Moore]

On Thu, 2010-07-29 at 17:38 +1000, Basil Chupin wrote:
> 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 :'( :'( .

Ubuntu isn't upside-down. Windows has no pride. :) Ric