Tested both Lubuntu and Ubuntu Studio in Secure Boot enabled EFI virtual machines, with proposed updates enabled and the correct calamares- settings-[l]ubuntu[studio] package installed for each test. Installed package, then installed system, rebooted, logged in, launched all LibreOffice subapps (Writer, Calc, etc.), and ensured that they rendered in the correct language. Both tests passed.
** Tags removed: verification-needed verification-needed-jammy ** Tags added: verification-done verification-done-jammy -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Studio Bugs, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1970270 Title: [SRU] LibreOffice localization is not working out of the box Status in calamares-settings-ubuntu package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in calamares-settings-ubuntu source package in Impish: Won't Fix Status in calamares-settings-ubuntu source package in Jammy: Fix Committed Status in calamares-settings-ubuntu source package in Kinetic: Fix Released Bug description: [Impact] * Due to an error in our configuration, users who install Lubuntu in a language other than English end up with LibreOffice still displaying in English. The localization package for the user's language must be installed manually in order to make LibreOffice display properly. * This is because our Calamares configuration does not allow the installed system to access the Internet during the installation process, as the resolv.conf file of the installed system is left as a dangling symlink. While our configuration is designed to automatically download and install the proper localization files during installation, it fails to actually download those files due to this problem. This bug has been verified to affect both Lubuntu and Ubuntu Studio. * Additionally, the current configuration only installs the LibreOffice help files for the chosen language, pulling in the localization package as a dependency. This fails on languages such as Icelandic where the localization package exists but the help package doesn't. * This SRU resolves the issue by bind-mounting /run/systemd/resolve from the live environment to the installed system. This provides the installed system the required resolv.conf file, permitting it to access the Internet and install packages during the initial installation process. Additionally, the localization package is explicitly pulled in, ensuring that the localization package is installed regardless of whether or not the help package for the selected language exists. [Test plan] * Create a VM using Lubuntu or Ubuntu Studio 22.04's ISO, and boot into the live environment. * Double-click the installation icon on the VM's desktop. * Select a language other than English to install in (I usually use German, but French and Icelandic will work too). * Continue with the rest of the installation in your selected language. This bug appears to occur whether you use the defaults or install in an advanced configuration. * When the installation is complete, allow the VM to reboot. * Once the VM has rebooted, launch any LibreOffice app (like LibreOffice writer). You will see the user interface is in English despite your language choice during the installation process. * Boot back into the live ISO of your chosen flavor, and install the calamares-settings-ubuntu-common package from this SRU into the live environment of the VM. * Install either the calamares-settings-lubuntu or calamares-settings-ubuntustudio package into the live environment of the VM, depending on which flavor you are testing. * Repeat the steps to reproduce the bug. This time, when you launch a LibreOffice app after installing the flavor, the user interface will appear in your desired language (if the proper localization package for LibreOffice exists). [Where problems could occur] * A multilingual user may be annoyed to find that LibreOffice is displaying in their native language when they prefer for it to display in English. But having LibreOffice display in an understandable-but-non-ideal language is a lot better than having it display in an unintelligible language, and the user can change the language LibreOffice display language from within the office suite's options. * An error in the configuration files could potentially cause a breakage in the "mount" or "packages" module of Calamares, potentially resulting in installation failures or a system too damaged to use after installation. Due to the rather obvious nature of such bugs and the thorough test suite we intend to put the package through, such an error will be easy to notice. ----- Original bug report: Using Lubuntu 22.04 within a virtual machine made using virt-manager, KVM, and QEMU. When Lubuntu 22.04 is installed in a language other than English, the LibreOffice UI displays in English, despite the user's language choice. The issue can be worked around by running "sudo apt update" followed by "sudo apt install libreoffice-l10n-<lang>", where <lang> is replaced with the 2-character language code (for example, de or fr). This will cause LibreOffice to display in the correct language. I have tested using both German and French language options at install time - the problem exists in both scenarios. Reproducibility: 100% Steps to reproduce (edited to be more precise): 1: Open virt-manager. 2: Add a connection to "QEMU User session". 3: Create a new virtual machine under "QEMU User session". I set the OS as "Ubuntu 21.04", since that's the newest version of Ubuntu that my version of virt-manager supports. I gave the VM 20 GB of hard drive space, 4 GB of RAM, and 2 CPU cores. I didn't make any other customizations. 4: Once the VM is running, select "Try or install Lubuntu" in the GRUB prompt. 5: Once Lubuntu is done booting, double-click "Install Lubuntu 22.04". 6: At the first screen of the installation, select a language other than American English. I tried using German and French, and they both reproduced the issue. 7: Use the default keyboard settings for your chosen language. 8: Use the "Erase disk" option when choosing where to install Lubuntu. 9: Set your name as "User", your username as "user", your computer name as "user-germantest", and your password as "z". I also enabled automatic login here. 10: Wait for the installation to finish, then reboot. 11: Open LibreOffice Writer. Expected result: The UI should be displayed in the language selected at install time. Actual result: The UI displays in English, regardless of the language selected at install time. Additional notes: I am using LibreOffice version 7.3.2 within the VM. I am using fully- updated Ubuntu Studio 21.10 as the host OS. Prior to running "sudo apt update", there are no LibreOffice localization packages available in apt (as verified by doing "apt- cache search l10n"). After the update, the packages appear. I have not yet tested Ubuntu 22.04 for this problem, so I do not know if this applies to Ubuntu as a whole, or to Lubuntu alone. I do intend to test this in the near future. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/calamares-settings-ubuntu/+bug/1970270/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntustudio-bugs Post to : ubuntustudio-bugs@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntustudio-bugs More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
