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Where can I find a list of the languages supported by Ubuntu in the UI?

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Where can I find a list of the languages supported by Ubuntu in the UI?

I find this list https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=language-pack but it strikes me as incomplete because there is no zh. It seems the language codes end after g.

Here is a list of all the valid Locales: https://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/bionic/man3/DateTime::Locale::Catalog.3pm.html My concern is that the valid locales doesn't actually corespond to language presence in the User Interface.

And here is a list release languages from version 9.10 with their percentages of completion. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Translations/ReleaseLanguages/9.10 Is there anything more current?

I am specifically looking for information related to 22.04 but a great answer would help me know how to look in the various Ubuntu versions.

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answered 3 Years ago damomnning · Accepted Answer

Simplest way: Open the Language Support tool and click the Install / Remove Languages... button. There is the list of supported languages in the Ubuntu version you are using.

Note that translations into those languages are not always well covered. But at least, by installing a language and make it your display language, it may be a bit easier to find your way — assuming that you speak that language, of course.

Edit:

If you don't have installed Ubuntu yet, you can

Go to https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/

Click the "View all languages" link

Click the "Status" title

That will give you a list of languages, sorted by translation coverage. Typically the languages with highest coverage are supported languages in the sense that Ubuntu provides language packs.

It may seem that most languages have rather poor translation coverage. But in practice a coverage of say 40% may be sufficient to have the graphical applications decently translated. Much of the strings which are included in the total are from command line tools and various backend software.