Client does not allow to change language

[baimafeima]

I have installed the nextcloud client on a computer with another system language. After installing the nextcloud client, it doesn't allow me to change the language, making it impossible to configure it as I don't read that language. There surely must be a way to locally enforce a certain language when using the nextcloud client. In any case, if there is an option, make it visible so people can actually use your software.

[nickvergessen]

I think this could be made available via the nextcloud.cfg file?
Or even as a parameter on the command line.

[juliusknorr]

You can select the language by setting either LANGUAGE (UNIX) or LANG (windows) environment variable.

[baimafeima]

You can select the language by setting either LANGUAGE (UNIX) or LANG (windows) environment variable.

Could you please advise where to do that? There is no setting in the nextcloud client that would allow me to do that.

[dreua]

@baimafeima: The procedure depends on your operating system and the language you want to use. If you want someone to help you, you have to provide these details. Furthermore you might be able to help yourself by searching for "how to set environment variable on <your os here>" and setting the LANG and LANGUAGE variables to some 2-letter code that might fit your desired language.

I would set both just to be sure. On my Linux (Fedora) this works:

1. Close all nextcloud processes.
2. Open terminal, type: export LANG=de(de as an example for German language) (Press enter.)
3. In a new line type nextcloud (Press enter.)

@ others: I think a language selection feature it would be a good addition to nextcloud. Most desktop applications (intended for users without admin-skills) do have such a feature which defaults to "System setting".

[baimafeima]

@juliushaertl I am still not sure why you closed this issue. This is a feature request and unless the nextcloud client has this feature I am not able to help clients set up nextcloud including nextcloud client on their various machines but will have to use another product.
@dreua Thanks for your instructions but I am not looking into any specific solution here but a general solution which easily allows to set the nextcloud client language either during or after installation.

[unalignedcoder]

I agree changing language should be another of those obvious settings the nextcloud/owncloud clients strangely miss.

I have a Russian computer at work which makes the nextcloud interface confusing to me, but there is no easy way to change this.

Environment variables on Windows are certainly not a solution, even if they worked, they would affect a plethora of other apps who shouldn't be confused as to what is the language of the OS.

The only solution I've found is to delete the client_ru.qm file from the nextCloud folder (or whatever other language is imposed on you). Unfortunately this gets re-created every time you update the app.

[dreua]

I think they won't reopen this because it does not sound like a feature request, maybe we will have more luck with a dedicated feature request: #111

[ftoledo]

AppImage v3.1.1 dont get the lang from OS Debian gnu/linux (buster xfce4)

ragnarok@hp:~/AppImage$ locale
LANG=es_AR.UTF-8
LANGUAGE=es_AR:es
LC_CTYPE="es_AR.UTF-8"
LC_NUMERIC="es_AR.UTF-8"
LC_TIME="es_AR.UTF-8"
LC_COLLATE="es_AR.UTF-8"
LC_MONETARY="es_AR.UTF-8"
LC_MESSAGES="es_AR.UTF-8"
LC_PAPER="es_AR.UTF-8"
LC_NAME="es_AR.UTF-8"
LC_ADDRESS="es_AR.UTF-8"
LC_TELEPHONE="es_AR.UTF-8"
LC_MEASUREMENT="es_AR.UTF-8"
LC_IDENTIFICATION="es_AR.UTF-8"
LC_ALL=

[ner00]

Delete all .qm files from the i18n folder, except the language you want. If you want English (US), just delete the entire i18n folder. It's really strange that this kind of basic stuff goes years in the back burner, especially considering the hybridization of half-translated client releases.

[mocmichal]

thanks, that is very stupid solution for such software, but it works !

[ner00]

Unfortunately you'll have to repeat this after every update.

[ner00]

You can select the language by setting either LANGUAGE (UNIX) or LANG (windows) environment variable.

@juliushaertl This is hardly a motive to close the issue and ignore it as a feature/enhancement request.

Anybody else from the team can reopen this so we don't have to create a duplicate issue?

Thanks!
@mgallien @claucambra @DimitriPapadopoulos @allexzander @camilasan
@claell

[dreua]

#111 is open for over 5 years now 🤷

[ner00]

#111 is open for over 5 years now 🤷

Ducking hell, there's no point then 🤣🤣🤣
But to be fair, this issue is older than #111, if anything #111 is a duplicate of #78

[Sylvain303]

LANGUAGE=fr ./Nextcloud-3.13.0-x86_64.AppImage

worked for me.

[ner00]

You can select the language by setting either LANGUAGE (UNIX) or LANG (windows) environment variable.

@juliushaertl This is hardly a motive to close the issue and ignore it as a feature/enhancement request.

Anybody else from the team can reopen this so we don't have to create a duplicate issue?

Thanks! @mgallien @claucambra @DimitriPapadopoulos @allexzander @camilasan @claell

Yearly OS workaround show (idgaf anymore)

[ner00]

I'd be grateful if someone just deleted nextcloud from the world and moved on to the next cloud. That easy.

[ner00]

Delete all .qm files from the i18n folder, except the language you want. If you want English (US), just delete the entire i18n folder. It's really strange that this kind of basic stuff goes years in the back burner, especially considering the hybridization of half-translated client releases.

Whoop-de-do