Localize Crunchbang (in LiveUSB install)

It's kind of tricky to change the default setup which is British to Dutch for example.
Edit via sudo gedit /etc/default/locale the default language.
Local code you will find in: /usr/share/localechooser/languagelist; for instance: nl_NL.UTF-8

and then:

dpkg-reconfigure locales

For AbiWord you will need  Ispell and the idutch voor spellingcontrole.
For interfaces: language-pack-gnome-nl   and language-pack-gnome-base.
Change English keyboard to us by saving  us as gb in  /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/

There's a much easier way to set up support for other languages than
English, in particular multi-byte languages like Chinese, Korean or
Japanese: install the package "language-selector", either with
Synaptic, or with the command 

sudo apt-get install language-selector

Once it's installed, you can call it with the (confusing) command

gnome-language-selector

Use the "Install/remove languages" button at the bottom to add whatever languages you want, and check the box that says "Use input method engines (IME) to enter complex characters". You can install fonts, dictionaries etc automatically this way, and set your system's interface to your choice from the languages you have installed