set the locale, add paths

dot_profile

@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ if [[ -n "$BASH_VERSION" ]] ; then
     fi
 fi
 
+# Set the locale
+export LC_CTYPE="en_US.UTF-8"
+
 # set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists
 if [ -d "$HOME/bin" ] ; then
     PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"
@@ -25,3 +28,7 @@ if [ -d "$HOME/.local/bin" ] ; then
     PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
 fi
 
+if [ -d "$HOME/go/bin" ] ; then
+    PATH="$HOME/go/bin:$PATH"
+fi
+

executable_dot_xsession

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+# Set the locale
+export LC_CTYPE="en_US.UTF-8"
+
 # Load Xresources
 if [ -f "${HOME}/.Xresources" ]; then
     xrdb -merge "${HOME}/.Xresources"