/var/lib/tex-common/fmtutil-cnf/texlive/texlive-xetex.cnf is in texlive-xetex 2017.20180305-1.
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1 2 | xelatex xetex language.dat -etex xelatex.ini
xetex xetex language.def -etex xetex.ini
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