Re: Language of applications are not translated if the default language is changed
On Sun, Dec 24, 2017 at 08:27:20AM +0100, Andre Majorel wrote:
> On 2017-12-23 19:21 +0100, john doe wrote:
>
> > I have install Debian 9 using as the default language 'C'.
> > I want to add some new languages, and for this I do 'dpkg-reconfigure
> > locales'.
> > I'm currently using Gnome and Mate.
> >
> > How can I add support for those new languages so all
> > applications will be translated in the desired language (using
> > command line is prefered)?
>
> Have you tried setting LC_ALL appropriately (eg LC_ALL=fr_FR) in
> your .profile then logging out & in again ?
Do not use LC_ALL for this purpose. It should be reserved for emergency
overrides on a single command basis.
Use the LANG variable to set your default locale and character set.
<https://wiki.debian.org/Locale> describes the basic concepts and
procedures for selecting your locale.
In order to receive output in your preferred language, each application
needs to have been configured for localization *and* have a translation
mapping for your language. The more common/popular a program is, the
more likely this is to be true, at least for the more common languages.
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