Change Ubuntu Unity DateTime Format

On Ubuntu Unity 18.04, the default datetime format is pretty weird.

If you enable the weekday display, it shows “三” instead of “星期三”.

So you have to change it.

Install dconf Editor

sudo apt install dconf-editor

Launch dconf-editor and go to:

com -> canonical -> indicator -> datetime

Open “custom time format” and change it to:

%A %l:%M %p

Open “com -> canonical -> indicator -> datetime -> timeformat” and set it to:

custom

Done!