[needs-packaging] Language package libreoffice-l10n-kn is missing in libreoffice and other related ppa's of latest libreoffice

[Yogesh K S(ಯೋಗೇಶ್)]

Although Libreoffice has about 90% of strings translated to Kannada in LO 4.2 and 4.3, libreoffice-l10n-kn is not packaged into Libreoffie package.[1]
And translation is completed for LO 4.1 version, but still localization package for Kannada was neither included in Indic language package(libreoffice-l10n-in) nor there was seperate package in previous version of libreoffice. But I see most of the rpm-based systems ship libreoffice-l10n-kn with their libreoffice.[2]

Libreoffice.org provides *.deb files for Kannada(kn), but these packages can't be used with existing Libreoffice package in Ubuntu and whole *.deb packages have to be downloaded from LO site.[3]

One workaround can be installing *deb packages provided by Libreoffice.org and then install Kannada(kn) language package.

[1]https://translations.documentfoundation.org/kn/
[2]http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/4/idpl/25422952/dir/opensuse/com/libreoffice-l10n-kn-4.1.4.2-13.2.noarch.rpm.html
[3]http://www.libreoffice.org/download/libreoffice-fresh/?type=deb-x86_64&version=&lang=kn

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: libreoffice 1:4.2.6.3-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-32.57-generic 3.13.11.4
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-32-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon Sep 8 16:12:26 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-08-13 (25 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
SourcePackage: libreoffice
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Sri (srividyabharadwaj26)]

There are Kannada fonts(Gubbi and Navilu) in Indic language package(libreoffice-l10n-in) but not the Kannada language package itself(libreoffice-l10n-kn)..
Is there a procedure to build this language pack manually in my local machine to use it across other systems with same LO package.?

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

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This bug is tagged needs-packaging which identifies it as a request for a new package in Ubuntu. As a part of the managing needs-packaging bug reports specification, https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/Specs/NeedsPackagingBugs, all needs-packaging bug reports have Wishlist importance. Subsequently, I'm setting this bug's status to Wishlist.

[Björn Michaelsen (bjoern-michaelsen)]

Soo, the rule of thumb Debian and Ubuntu use is 90% translation available at the time of x.y.0 release. LibreOffice 5.1.0 was released a few weeks ago, but master is only at 88% ...

[L'Africain (lafricain79)]

I have the same request for Myanmar. Need I to open a new issue?

[Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson)]

Please would you open a new bug L'Africain, this one has actually subsequently been resolved.