change language for 1 user

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qwertyjjj

change language for 1 user

Post by qwertyjjj »

I have 4 users on a computer, 1 of them needs to have the lanuage in Dutch, 1 in Spanish.
I can see the option to change the language on login but then I get this error:
nederlands.utf not present
then everything appears in english again/.

Also, how can I choose a language for each user by default without them having to change it at every login?
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Jim1938

Re: change language for 1 user

Post by Jim1938 »

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Mintlinux 13 xfce 64-bit

Here is how I was able to create a dual language (EN & DK) keyboard:
I shift language by pressing ctrl and shift together.
abc ... æøå

Go to etc/default/keyboard
XKBMODEL="pc105"
XKBLAYOUT="us,dk"
XKBVARIANT=""
XKBOPTIONS="grp:ctrl_shift_toggle"

I suggest you teach the non multilingual users how to switch back to English
in case they accidentally find they are not in English.

Unfortunately I have not found a language display applet as yet.
Ubuntu gnome 10.04 had a language applet.

Jim1938
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qwertyjjj

Re: change language for 1 user

Post by qwertyjjj »

Jim1938 wrote:...
Mintlinux 13 xfce 64-bit

Here is how I was able to create a dual language (EN & DK) keyboard:
I shift language by pressing ctrl and shift together.
abc ... æøå

Go to etc/default/keyboard
XKBMODEL="pc105"
XKBLAYOUT="us,dk"
XKBVARIANT=""
XKBOPTIONS="grp:ctrl_shift_toggle"

I suggest you teach the non multilingual users how to switch back to English
in case they accidentally find they are not in English.

Unfortunately I have not found a language display applet as yet.
Ubuntu gnome 10.04 had a language applet.

Jim1938
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but it's supposed to work isn't it from the logi screen?
The problem is that when you select Dutch, it does not stay as Dutch, none of the Windows are in Dutch. Is this a bug?
Jim1938

Re: change language for 1 user

Post by Jim1938 »

I would suggest you create a multiboot pc.
Install the Dutch version of Mint in one partition,
Spanish in another, and English in another.
Then when a user wants to use the pc, he/she
reboots to the language desired. This way
you can have secure username/password
protection also for your clients.

Will Mint allow 3 Mint versions on one pc???
Or will Mint think you are trying to fix
a previous install?
qwertyjjj

Re: change language for 1 user

Post by qwertyjjj »

But it is supposed to work on the current Mint version...
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/17528/ch ... in-ubuntu/

However, on selecting this, the language doe snot change anywhere.
qwertyjjj

Re: change language for 1 user

Post by qwertyjjj »

Jim1938 wrote:I would suggest you create a multiboot pc.
Install the Dutch version of Mint in one partition,
Spanish in another, and English in another.
Then when a user wants to use the pc, he/she
reboots to the language desired. This way
you can have secure username/password
protection also for your clients.

Will Mint allow 3 Mint versions on one pc???
Or will Mint think you are trying to fix
a previous install?
But there is supposed to be the functionality for different users to use different languages so why install on separate partitions?
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