diff --git a/spcd/bootstrap.sh b/spcd/bootstrap.sh
index 3ac96f9..3738e5b 100644
--- a/spcd/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/spcd/bootstrap.sh
@@ -178,13 +178,11 @@ _spcd_step_wipe() {
 
 _SPCD_TXT_CHARSET="UTF-8"
 _SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE_DEFAULT="C"
-_SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE_ENGLISH="en_US"
-_SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE_FRENCH="fr_FR"
 
 _spcd_txt_pick() {
     case "${SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE}" in
-    "${_SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE_ENGLISH}") echo "${1}" ;;
-    "${_SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE_FRENCH}") echo "${2}" ;;
+    "${SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE_ENGLISH}") echo "${1}" ;;
+    "${SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE_FRENCH}") echo "${2}" ;;
     *) ;;
     esac
 }
@@ -324,6 +322,9 @@ spcd_step_out() {
 # │ functions │ txt │
 # ╰───────────┴─────╯
 
+SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE_ENGLISH="en_US"
+SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE_FRENCH="fr_FR"
+
 spcd_txt_get() {
     case "${1}" in
     "set") _spcd_txt_pick "Set" "Définir" ;;
@@ -432,7 +433,7 @@ spcd_step__environment_defaults_set() {
     [ -n "${SPCD_REF_STAGING}" ] || SPCD_REF_STAGING="dev"
 
     [ -n "${SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE}" ] ||
-        SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE="${_SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE_ENGLISH}"
+        SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE="${SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE_ENGLISH}"
 
     [ -n "${SPCD_URL_ALMA}" ] ||
         # /almalinux/$releasever/…
@@ -1158,6 +1159,38 @@ spcd_step__packages_verify_https() {
     fi
 }
 
+spcd_step__packages_install_locales() {
+    spcd_step "Install locales"
+    set -- \
+        "${SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE_ENGLISH}" \
+        "${SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE_FRENCH}"
+    case "${SPCD_PM}" in
+    "${SPCD_PM_APK}") spcd_install_package "musl-locales" ;;
+    "${SPCD_PM_APT}")
+        unset spcd_step__pil__text
+        for spcd_step__pil__locale in "${@}"; do
+            spcd_step__pil__text="${spcd_step__pil__text}\
+${spcd_step__pil__locale}.${_SPCD_TXT_CHARSET} ${_SPCD_TXT_CHARSET}
+"
+        done
+        spcd_os_write "/etc/locale.gen" "${spcd_step__pil__text}"
+        spcd_install_package "locales"
+        ;;
+    "${SPCD_PM_DNF}")
+        for spcd_step__pil__locale in "${@}"; do
+            spcd_step__pil__lang="$(
+                echo "${spcd_step__pil__locale}" | cut -d _ -f 1
+            )"
+            spcd_install_package "glibc-langpack-${spcd_step__pil__lang}"
+        done
+        ;;
+    "${SPCD_PM_PACMAN}") spcd_install_package "glibc-locales" ;;
+    "${SPCD_PM_ZYPPER}") spcd_install_package "glibc-locale" ;;
+    *) ;;
+    esac
+    spcd_txt_locale "${SPCD_TXT_LANGUAGE}"
+}
+
 spcd_step__packages_upgrade_system() {
     spcd_step "Upgrade system"
     case "${SPCD_PM}" in
@@ -1385,6 +1418,7 @@ spcd_main() {
     # packages
     spcd_step_in "Packages"
     spcd_step__packages_verify_https
+    spcd_step__packages_install_locales
     spcd_step__packages_update_catalog
     spcd_step__packages_upgrade_system
     spcd_step__packages_install_dos2unix