diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/generate_PRIVATE_trixie_1.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/generate_PRIVATE_trixie_1.yaml
index 52ec78c..ec3f06e 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/generate_PRIVATE_trixie_1.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/generate_PRIVATE_trixie_1.yaml
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ jobs:
 
           echo "APT_LISTCHANGES_FRONTEND=none"  >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
           echo "DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
+          echo "LC_ALL=C.UTF-8"                 >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
+          echo "TZ=UTC"                         >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
           echo "VAR_CDLB_INSIDE_RUNNER=true"    >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
 
           export APT_LISTCHANGES_FRONTEND=none
@@ -124,7 +126,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           git clone --branch "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" ssh://git@git.coresecret.dev:42842/msw/CISS.debian.live.builder.git .
-          git fetch --unshallow || echo "Nothing to fetch - already full clone."
 
       - name: ⚙️ Init GNUPGHOME.
         run: |
@@ -134,8 +135,9 @@ jobs:
           GNUPGHOME="${PWD}/gnupg.${GITHUB_RUN_ID}.${GITHUB_JOB}"
           # shellcheck disable=SC2174
           mkdir -p -m 0700 "${GNUPGHOME}"
-          echo "GNUPGHOME=${GNUPGHOME}"  >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
-          echo 'allow-loopback-pinentry' >| "${GNUPGHOME}/gpg-agent.conf"
+          echo "GNUPGHOME=${GNUPGHOME}"                 >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
+          echo 'allow-loopback-pinentry'                >| "${GNUPGHOME}/gpg-agent.conf"
+          echo 'pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry-tty' >> "${GNUPGHOME}/gpg-agent.conf"
           gpgconf --reload gpg-agent || true
 
       - name: ⚙️ Importing the 'CI PGP DEPLOY ONLY' key.
diff --git a/var/early.var.sh b/var/early.var.sh
index 5ef6f9b..1d196f1 100644
--- a/var/early.var.sh
+++ b/var/early.var.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ declare -grx VAR_VER_DS="$(debootstrap --version)"
 declare -grx VAR_VER_LB="$(lb -v)"
 declare -gx  APT_LISTCHANGES_FRONTEND="none"
 declare -gx  DEBIAN_FRONTEND="noninteractive"
+declare -gx  LC_ALL="C.UTF-8"
 declare -gx  SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH="$(git log -1 --format=%ct)"
+declare -gx  TZ="UTC"
 declare -gx  VAR_EARLY_DEBUG="false"
 declare -gx  VAR_HANDLER_AUTOBUILD="false"