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+---
+
+- import_role:
+    name: system
+    tasks_from: configure
+
+- name: install locale.gen file
+  template:
+    src: locale.gen.j2
+    dest: "{{ '{}/locale.gen'.format(system_config_directory) }}"
+    mode: 0644 
+
+- name: generate the locale
+  command: locale-gen