title: Installing R on Mac - Warning messages: Setting LC_CTYPE failed, using "C"
body: <p>I would like install R on my laptop Mac OS X version 10.7.3</p>
  
  <p>I downloaded the last version and I double click on it and it was installed, when i start up I get the following error, I searched in internet but I could not solve the problem, any help would be appreciated </p>
  
  <p>the errors are </p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>During startup - Warning messages:<br>
    1: Setting LC_CTYPE failed, using "C"<br>
    2: Setting LC_COLLATE failed, using "C"<br>
    3: Setting LC_TIME failed, using "C"<br>
    4: Setting LC_MESSAGES failed, using "C"<br>
    5: Setting LC_PAPER failed, using "C"<br>
    [R.app GUI 1.50 (6126) x86_64-apple-darwin9.8.0]  </p>
    
    <p>WARNING: You're using a non-UTF8 locale, therefore only ASCII characters will work.
    Please read R for Mac OS X FAQ (see Help) section 9 and adjust your system preferences accordingly.
    [History restored from /Users/nemo/.Rapp.history]</p>
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