Linux Sys Language

Today we are changing Linux operating system system language, how to install and remove language, apply new settings and more.

Tip

If you do not know the language your system is in just follow the icons in the tutorial, they are the same. Restarting the computer

Warning

When you finish making language changes just restart your computer to apply new settings fully!

Get to the Language window and it’s elements

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Step 1: left mouse button click on the LM menu button

Step 2: left mouse button click on the System settings button

Step 3: left mouse button click on the Languages button

Now you have Language Settings window open.

To change curent user profile language settings change first 3 elements based on alerady installed languages (check the Set the new language settings for the user guide) but if it not there then install it, check the (check the Install new language guide bellow.

To change whole system language (default fallback system language settings, login window, other profiles, …) check the Apply selected user language settings system wide guide bellow.

To install or remove some language use the Install/Remove Languages... button, check the Install new language and Remove installed language guide bellow.

Set the new language settings for the user

Language language for the Linux user profile.
Region region for the user.
Time format time and date format for the user.

Tip

Remember that if you do not have desired language installed just follow Install or remove new language guide.

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Change user language: left mouse button click on the current language button and then select the desired language from the list with the left mouse button click

Change user region: left mouse button click on the current Region button and then select the desired language from the list with the left mouse button click

Change user date and time format: left mouse button click on the current Time format button and then select the desired language from the list with the left mouse button click

Apply selected user language settings system wide

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Step 1: left mouse button click on the Apply System-Wide button

Step 2: in the Authentication Required window type in your current logged-in user password and confirm it with the left mouse button click on the Authenticate button

Install new language

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Step 1: left mouse button click on the Install/Remove Languages... button button

Step 2: in the Authentication Required window type in your cuttent logged-in user password and confirm it with the left mouse button click on the Authenticate button

Step 3: in the new window Install / Remove Languages and then left mouse button click on the Add... button

Step 4: in the new window Add a new Language left mouse button click on the desired language and confirm it with the left mouse button click on the Install button

Step 5: in the previous window Install / Remove Languages left mouse button click on the language you installed and then left mouse button click on the Install language packs button

Now wait untill all packets are installed.

Step 6: left mouse button click on the Close button

Now you can change your language like we did in the Set the user new language settings guide

Remove installed language

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Step 1: left mouse button click on the Install/Remove Languages... button button

Step 2: in the Authentication Required window type in your cuttent logged-in user password and confirm it with the left mouse button click on the Authenticate button

Step 3: in the new window Install / Remove Languages left mouse button click on the desired language to remove and then left mouse button click on the Remove button

Do this for all the languages you want to remove.