ubuntu installations in Kenya are problematic because default language is little known Oromo, not English or Swahili
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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localechooser (Debian) |
New
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Unknown
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ubiquity (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Low
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Gunnar Hjalmarsson |
Bug Description
even on a fresh install and since many may years, despite even Debian Bug reports - e.g. #756277:
There is an error with locale information for Kenya in ubuntu installation. Language is automatically set to 'Oromo' (understood only by a 3% minority of Ethiopian descent) yet the official languages in Kenya are (the not selectable) en-KE (somehow British English, Kenyan flavour, paper format A4, currency KES, currency format KES 123,456.00 or 123,456/= ) and (the also not selectable) sw-KE (somehow Swahili, Kenyan flavour, paper format A4, currency KES, currency format KES 123,456.00 or 123,456/= )
>>> please make work both locales, en-KE (default) and sw-KE. (Remove Oromo from Kenyan locales)
affects: | gnome-shell (Ubuntu) → ubuntu-translations |
Changed in localechooser (Debian): | |
status: | Unknown → New |
Changed in localechooser (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
status: | Confirmed → Triaged |
affects: | localechooser (Ubuntu) → ubiquity (Ubuntu) |
Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Gunnar Hjalmarsson (gunnarhj) |
status: | Triaged → In Progress |
Thanks for your report. It's worth looking into, but it won't be fixed for Ubuntu 18.04.
However, as regards *language* there are no translations available for neither the Kenyan flavor of English nor Swahili, so the most reasonable choice is probably English (UK) which is selectable by default.
As regards *formats*, i.e. the setting for date and number formats, currency etc., you can generate the sw_KE locale with this command:
sudo locale-gen sw_KE
That will make Kenya selectable under Formats at next login.