Language not "picked" correctly

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#1

I am currently using Ubuntu 18.04 - - Language - en_US.UTF-8(en_US)

When I go to the download page for the newest LO version 6.0.4 x86_64 (deb)  I keep getting the English (GB) version files.

It has shown up with both Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04 installs.

#2

when using Chrome, specify the corrrect language in your browser

- goto chrome://settings/
- select advanced
- find 'langages'

LibreOffice seems to be offered in the  first language you have there....

#3

I use Firefox.
I do have Chrome and a few others I test every so often, but Firefox is the one I have been using for many years now.

Henri added that I should go and chose the language option. Yes I can do that, and did so, but how many of the people who download LO will not think about that till they try to install the help packs?

I have seen this issue, if I remember correctly, over the past few weeks and kept forgetting to ask about this.

#4

I use Vivaldi under LinuxMint and when I download LO for some reason I get
offered the rpm files, which at first foxed me. With Vivaldi it is not
possible to choose different flavours of English and so I have to change
not only the rpm to deb, but also the language. Both Chromium and Firefox
on the other hand come up with both the right file type and language.

Graham

#5

When I made a clean install on this laptop for Ubuntu 18.04, I did not install Vivaldi.

I had it on the old setup for a while, but only used once, when I actually downloaded it.  So, I did not install it, yet{?}.

It is weird that my Ubuntu install shows en_GB instead of en_US. Your Ubuntu/Debian based OS gets .rpm instead .deb.  I get my problem with the latest repository version of Firefox - 60.0.1.

I do not use Chromium, but add Chrome for those web sites who refuses to allow Firefox to be used.

#6

Chrome was just meant as an example, addin the correct language to your
favorite browser should do the trick for that browser too... :wink:

#7

Not with Vivaldi as it has only one flavour of English unlike Chromium and
Firefox.

#8

Hi :slight_smile:
With most software, incl LO, i usually get offered the US version despite
my locale being set to elsewhere.

Regards from
a Tom :slight_smile:

#9

Sorry
The newest Firefox versions I have used [this one and the last one], has "en_US" listed and then "en" listed second.