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[Bug 1798318] Re: After installing and deinstallig a language, it is left behind in the LANGUAGE system variable

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From: GunChleoc <1798318@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2018 09:38:50 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 1798318 <1798318@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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** Description changed:

After removing an installed language that was previously selected, it's
still defined in the system. This leads to many UI elements and software
applications picking the previously installed language if there is no
translation available for the currently selected language.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Open GNOME Settings
2. Install the Deutsch language pack
3. Select it as your system language & locale
4. Apply settings
5. Pick a different language and uninstall the Deutsch language pack
6. Reboot

This is the result with `gd` as my usual language/locale:

$ locale
LANG=gd_GB.UTF-8
LANGUAGE=gd:de_DE:en_GB:en
LC_CTYPE="gd_GB.UTF-8"
LC_NUMERIC=gd_GB.UTF-8
LC_TIME=gd_GB.UTF-8
LC_COLLATE="gd_GB.UTF-8"
LC_MONETARY=gd_GB.UTF-8
LC_MESSAGES="gd_GB.UTF-8"
LC_PAPER=gd_GB.UTF-8
LC_NAME=gd_GB.UTF-8
LC_ADDRESS=gd_GB.UTF-8
LC_TELEPHONE=gd_GB.UTF-8
LC_MEASUREMENT=gd_GB.UTF-8
LC_IDENTIFICATION=gd_GB.UTF-8
LC_ALL=

-
- Notice the `LANGUAGE=gd:de_DE:en_GB:en` bit that should read `LANGUAGE=gd:en_GB:en` instead.
+ Notice the `LANGUAGE=gd:de_DE:en_GB:en` bit that should read
+ `LANGUAGE=gd:en_GB:en` instead.

I also noticed that after switching the language back to `gd` while
keeping the `de` locale, part of the UI was still in `de`, including the
"Manage Installed Languages" button, while other parts were in `gd`.
That's probably the same bug and a symptom of the incomplete translation
coverage for `gd`.

I managed to manually sort of fix it by running sudo update-locale
LANGUAGE=gd:en_GB:en as explained in
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1083868/how-to-set-language-in-locale-
permanently/1084062#1084062. However, it will regress every time I
"Manage Installed Languages" -> "Apply System-wide". See attached
screenshot for the result.

Originally reported at https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-
center/issues/236
+
+ Ubuntu version: 18.04

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Title:
After installing and deinstallig a language, it is left behind in the
LANGUAGE system variable

Status in accountsservice package in Ubuntu:
New

Bug description:
After removing an installed language that was previously selected,
it's still defined in the system. This leads to many UI elements and
software applications picking the previously installed language if
there is no translation available for the currently selected language.

Steps to reproduce:

This is the result with `gd` as my usual language/locale:

Notice the `LANGUAGE=gd:de_DE:en_GB:en` bit that should read
`LANGUAGE=gd:en_GB:en` instead.

I also noticed that after switching the language back to `gd` while
keeping the `de` locale, part of the UI was still in `de`, including
the "Manage Installed Languages" button, while other parts were in
`gd`. That's probably the same bug and a symptom of the incomplete
translation coverage for `gd`.

Originally reported at https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-
center/issues/236

Ubuntu version: 18.04

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[Bug 1798318] [NEW] After installing and deinstallig a language, it is left behind in the LANGUAGE system variable
From: GunChleoc, 2018-10-17