Configure EC2 instance - ubuntu-precise-12.04-amd64-server-20130411.1 (ami-d0f89fb9)

commands

sudo apt-get update && time sudo apt-get dist-upgrade # http://askubuntu.com/questions/194651/why-use-apt-get-upgrade-instead-of-apt-get-dist-upgrade

# fix locale issues
# http://codetheory.in/fixing-locale-warnings-notices-issues-on-linux-server-or-desktop/
# http://askubuntu.com/questions/162391/how-do-i-fix-my-locale-issue

sudo vim /etc/environment
# and put the following variables into it
> LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8

sudo dpkg-reconfigure locales

sudo update-locale LC_ALL="en_US.UTF-8"

sudo reboot