diff -ru geary-0.12.4.old/debian/changelog geary-0.12.4.new/debian/changelog
--- geary-0.12.4.old/debian/changelog	2019-05-25 05:25:21.684210775 +0200
+++ geary-0.12.4.new/debian/changelog	2019-05-25 06:30:10.035661880 +0200
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 geary (0.12.4-4~ubuntu18.04.1~ppa1) bionic; urgency=medium
 
-  * No-change backport to bionic
+  * Backport to bionic
+  * Handle translations for bionic (LP: #1779574):
+    - debian/control.in, debian/control:
+      - Don't enable language packs.
+    - debian/rules:
+      - Prevent dh_translations from removing upstream translations
+        from the .desktop files.
 
  -- Amr Ibrahim <amribrahim1987@hotmail.com>  Tue, 12 Feb 2019 16:04:41 +0100
 
diff -ru geary-0.12.4.old/debian/control geary-0.12.4.new/debian/control
--- geary-0.12.4.old/debian/control	2019-05-25 05:25:21.684210775 +0200
+++ geary-0.12.4.new/debian/control	2019-05-25 06:30:10.035661880 +0200
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 Source: geary
 Section: mail
 Priority: optional
-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers <pkg-gnome-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>
+Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
+XSBC-Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers <pkg-gnome-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>
 Uploaders: Jeremy Bicha <jbicha@debian.org>
 Build-Depends: cmake (>= 2.8.0),
                debhelper (>= 11),
@@ -30,7 +31,6 @@
                libxml2-dev (>= 2.7.8),
                valac (>= 0.22.1)
 Standards-Version: 4.3.0
-X-Ubuntu-Use-Langpack: yes
 Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Geary
 Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/gnome-team/geary.git
 Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/gnome-team/geary
diff -ru geary-0.12.4.old/debian/control.in geary-0.12.4.new/debian/control.in
--- geary-0.12.4.old/debian/control.in	2019-05-25 05:25:21.684210775 +0200
+++ geary-0.12.4.new/debian/control.in	2019-05-25 06:30:10.035661880 +0200
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 Source: geary
 Section: mail
 Priority: optional
-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers <pkg-gnome-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>
+Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
+XSBC-Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers <pkg-gnome-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>
 Uploaders: @GNOME_TEAM@
 Build-Depends: cmake (>= 2.8.0),
                debhelper (>= 11),
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@
                libxml2-dev (>= 2.7.8),
                valac (>= 0.22.1)
 Standards-Version: 4.3.0
-X-Ubuntu-Use-Langpack: yes
 Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Geary
 Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/gnome-team/geary.git
 Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/gnome-team/geary
diff -ru geary-0.12.4.old/debian/rules geary-0.12.4.new/debian/rules
--- geary-0.12.4.old/debian/rules	2019-05-25 05:25:21.684210775 +0200
+++ geary-0.12.4.new/debian/rules	2019-05-25 06:30:10.035661880 +0200
@@ -8,3 +8,5 @@
 
 override_dh_auto_configure:
 	dh_auto_configure -- -DNO_FATAL_WARNINGS=true
+
+override_dh_translations: