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How does language support work in Lubuntu?

rated 0 times [ 4] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 2627 / 3 Years ago, thu, july 1, 2021, 3:54:35

There are a few things that I do not clearly understand concerning the way languages and language-related features are used in Ubuntu. (I'm in Lubuntu.) They are all related and I guess I can post them together.

It is clear that the first selection of the main language is done during the installation of the OS. Then, different languages can be installed through Language Support.

But already here some things are unclear. Opening Language support I see this:

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English US is the language I selected during installation and that I use for my computer. But I never installed the other English languages.

Sub-question 1: What are the English languages (UK, US, South Africa, Australia, etc) that are installed when selecting English as the main language? I guess not all are.

I remember that spelling for UK was missing and I had to install it separately. (See this question.) French and Romanian are installed by me in Language Support.

But (sub-q 2): what about the other ones (German,Chinese) in the image above?

I see that in Lubuntu I can select different keyboard layouts from the same language, display, select them and use them through the Keyboard Layout Handler from LXPanel and that all sort of keyboard layouts can be added for languages that are not installed. So, a certain part of the language-support (namely keyboard layouts) is installed although languages themselves (displayed language of system and programs) are not. What about spelling, thesaurus and such?

Sub-q 3: What is the relation between language support for programs and the spelling in different languages in text editors and internet browsers? Installing languages in Language Support means installing support for system and programs in those languages and at the same time for spelling and other features in text editors?

Beside the English-UK spelling issue (see comment below) I was also intrigued by how keyboard support works and is set. Now I understand how to set that (see question and answer) but I would like a clear cut presentation of the way in which are related these three elements: languages installed in Language Support, Spelling/correctors (spellcheckers, thesaurus and so forth) in text editors and internet browsers and keyboard layouts.

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answered 3 Years ago fertion · Accepted Answer

There are different levels where different languages can be set

1) Language of Lubuntu OS menu

2) Language of keyboard input

3) Language of application menus (browsers, LibreOffice, Skype...)

4) Language of spell-checking in each browser and each text editor

5) Language for regional format (date, currency)

There are different languages for each diferent level. You can install Lubuntu menu in English, Chromium browser menu in Romanian, spell-checking in Chromium in French, LibreOffice menu in English, LibreOffice spell-checking in Romanian etc.

May exist 5 different questions about each language setting. If you specify your question in will be possible to explain about choosing language of LibreOffice, Chromium, Firefox etc.

Some languages are installed in the first place along with the system - based on the selected iso and/or on the settings made during installation process.

Spell-checkers are not set at system level but are application-related (like for internet browsers and office suites) and you may need to install those separately (for example, on UK-English spell-check and thesaurus in LibreOffice, here).