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We used to have a yum plugin that did something to make sure that lang packs are installed when needed:
DNF supports automatic installation of langpacks for the user's current locale since Fedora 24 using RPM Weak Dependencies.


https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/YumLangpackPlugin
[[Changes/LangpacksInstallationWithRPMWeakDependencies]]
 
It appears that at some point dnf support for this was planned. At least yum2dnf(8) lists a dnf-langpacks package. But it does not exist.


Problems:
Problems:
* not all langpack subpackages are present on install media
* not all langpack subpackages are present on Live media
* we don't have a list of 'interesting languages'
* there is no Workstation install media which can provide all langpack packages
* gnome-software does not install languages packs automatically
* we don't have a list of 'interesting languages'
* gnome-software does only install the current language when installing flatpaks
* gnome-software does not install languages packs automatically
* when changing languages in the region panel, no lang packs are installed
* gnome-software does only install the current language when installing flatpaks
* gnome-initial-setup does not install lang packs
* when changing languages in the region panel, no lang packs are installed
* gnome-initial-setup does not install lang packs

Latest revision as of 04:22, 8 May 2017

DNF supports automatic installation of langpacks for the user's current locale since Fedora 24 using RPM Weak Dependencies.

Changes/LangpacksInstallationWithRPMWeakDependencies

Problems:

  • not all langpack subpackages are present on Live media
  • there is no Workstation install media which can provide all langpack packages
  • we don't have a list of 'interesting languages'
  • gnome-software does not install languages packs automatically
  • gnome-software does only install the current language when installing flatpaks
  • when changing languages in the region panel, no lang packs are installed
  • gnome-initial-setup does not install lang packs