---
name: "systemd-localed"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "systemd"
version: "257.13-1~deb13u1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://carta.tech/man/systemd-localed.service"
---

# systemd-localed(8)

Locale bus mechanism

Part of [systemd-localed.service(8)](/man/systemd-localed.service/8.md).

## NAME

systemd-localed.service, systemd-localed - Locale bus mechanism

## SYNOPSIS

systemd-localed.service

/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-localed

## DESCRIPTION

systemd-localed.service is a system service that may be used as mechanism to change the system locale settings, as well as the console key mapping and default X11 key mapping. systemd-localed is automatically activated on request and terminates itself when it is unused.

The tool [**localectl**(1)](/man/localectl/1.md) is a command line client to this service.

See [**org.freedesktop.locale1**(5)](/man/org.freedesktop.locale1/5.md) and [**org.freedesktop.LogControl1**(5)](/man/org.freedesktop.LogControl1/5.md) for a description of the D-Bus API.

## SEE ALSO

[**systemd**(1)](/man/systemd/1.md), [**locale.conf**(5)](/man/locale.conf/5.md), [**vconsole.conf**(5)](/man/vconsole.conf/5.md), [**localectl**(1)](/man/localectl/1.md), [**loadkeys**(1)](/man/loadkeys/1.md), [**org.freedesktop.locale1**(5)](/man/org.freedesktop.locale1/5.md)