Seems to be more or less the same issue as http://bugs.debian.org/cgi- bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=512497
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #512497 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=512497 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/3923 Title: Cannot change default character encoding To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-terminal/+bug/3923/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs