New Language Support

[dublinus]

Hi,
I'm running Xubuntu 8.04 on my computer. When Xubuntu was installing, I chose English as my primary language. I thought I could add more supported languages, but can't find that here. My question is: How can I add Arabic support on Xubuntu? I don't need everything to be Arabic, just one of the input languages. Also, can i switch the actual language with the "Keyboard Layout Switcher"? Finally, do you think it would be better or easier if I install just the ordinary Ubuntu, or maybe Kubuntu?
Thanks,
Dublinus

[Bruce M.]

Hi,
I'm running Xubuntu 8.04 on my computer. When Xubuntu was installing, I chose English as my primary language. I thought I could add more supported languages, but can't find that here. My question is: How can I add Arabic support on Xubuntu? I don't need everything to be Arabic, just one of the input languages. Also, can i switch the actual language with the "Keyboard Layout Switcher"? Finally, do you think it would be better or easier if I install just the ordinary Ubuntu, or maybe Kubuntu?
Thanks,
Dublinus

In Synaptic Package Manager, have you tried:

language-pack-ar

translation updates for language Arabic
Translation data updates for all supported packages for:
Arabic

language-pack-ar-base provides the bulk of translation data
and is updated only seldom. This package provides frequent translation
updates.

Please note that you should install language-support-ar
to get full support for this language.

It will also load "language-pack-ar-base"

Translation data for all supported packages for:
Arabic

This package provides the bulk of translation data and is updated
only seldom. language-pack-ar provides frequent
translation updates, so you should install this as well.

Please note that you should install language-support-ar
to get full support for this language (spell checkers, OpenOffice
locale packages, etc.).

As well you'll need:

language-support-ar

This metapackage depends on all packages that provide native language
support for applications. (like spell checkers,
dictionaries, OpenOffice and Mozilla locale packages, etc.).

If you also want your applications and the desktop to be translated,
please additionally install language-pack-ar.

Language: Arabic

Hope this helps.
Bruce

[ibrahim.shakra]

thanks man that was helpful

[heron92]

How can I make my Ubuntu supports the Arabic language

Please help

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