Linux Mint Russian version. How to Russify the Live version of Linux Mint? Linux mint 17 Russian language
Different situations develop among users, especially new ones, who, through inattention or ignorance, installed the system on English or after installation you decided to change the system language to something else. Some users, after logging in for the first time, discover that the system language is not “native”, rush into panic and reinstall the system. But I assure you, you don’t need to do this, just switch to another language and reboot the system (not the computer) and that’s it.
I have already written an article on this topic, which can be viewed. But in Linux Mint 17
developers have simplified the task of changing the system language in a new application Language settings. Open System Settings - Options - Languages:
After opening the window Language settings, the line with the main system language is highlighted. As you can see in the top picture, my system is displayed in Russian and there are a number of languages installed by default in the list. If the presented list contains the language to which you would like to switch the system, just activate the line with the language and press the button Apply system wide, End session and after a new login, your system will be displayed in the selected language.
If the language you want to transfer the system to is not in the list, you need to click the button Installing and removing languages:
In a new window button Add:
Select a language, click on the line and press the button Install:
Click the button Install language packs and wait for the installation to complete:
Select installed language and press the button Add. As you can see in the bottom picture, I installed the Spanish language, but a number of other languages were installed with it. The fact is that the name Spanish does not exist as such. Officially it is called Castilian (Spanish: castillano), it is spoken and considered native not only in Spain, but also in almost all South America, except Brazil(Portuguese), so they were all installed along the way. This is, so to speak, by the way, so that you don’t have any questions about the word in the line Castillan.
After the button Add pressed, the main window will open, where you now need to click - Apply system wide:
Below the list of languages there is an inscription: Changes will take effect the next time you log in..
Reboot the system (not the computer).
After a new login, a window automatically opens asking you to rename the user’s folders to the current (new) language or leave the previous names:
Decide for yourself here, but I think if you have translated the system into another language, then the folders should be renamed. In my case this is a button Actualizar nombres.
That's it. My system now displays in Castilian (Spanish) language:
P.S. I wrote a lot in the article bukaf and inserted a number of pictures for a better understanding of how this is done, but I assure you that everything - everything takes no more than two minutes to change the language.
Linux Mint 17.3– one of the most famous distributions operating system Linux, which is second only to Ubuntu in popularity. Although, as you know, Mint was based on Ubuntu, but due to its development, a branch based on Debian with the corresponding repositories also appeared. Linux Mint 17.3, like his previous versions, is available for download in two versions: X86 and X64 in the Mate and Cinnamon graphical environment.
Russian version of Linux Mint 17.3 official website.
Also, if you decide to download and install this system, we offer a step-by-step installation manual. For clarity, installation Linux systems We will produce Mint 17.3 Cinnamon 32-bit on virtual VMware machine Player.
After the start virtual machine and autostart the image, select “Start Linux Mint”
After the installation window appears, select the desired system language (if you need the Russian version of Linux Mint, then select “Russian”) and click “Continue”.
Next, you need to make sure that you have enough space on your hard drive and preferably have Internet access. The system requires a minimum of 8.4 GB for installation, and Internet access is required for downloading additional packages(language and updates). However, additional installation is possible after installation.
The next stage is the most difficult for beginners - breakdown hard drive to the relevant sections. Linux does not have the familiar “C” or “D” drives. First of all, let's choose the breakdown option. We need “Another option” and click “Continue”. You can, of course, use the first point “Erase the disk and install Linux Mint”, but in this case the partitions will be combined into one and if you reinstall the system, you may lose all the data. Although this option is presented in the documentation on the official website.
The next step is to create a new partition table. Find the corresponding button and click on it.
As you can see, it has already become visible hard drive and it's time to create the first section. To do this, click the bear on the item “ Free space” and at the bottom click on the “Add section” button (the “+” icon).
The first partition we will create is the swap partition. As in Windows, the size of the paging file depends on the number of RAM on the computer. I would like to say that if you have 8GB or more RAM, then you can refuse it altogether.
With 4 GB, it is optimal to set 1-2 GB. For personal use, there is a machine with just four gigabytes on board and 1024 MB SWAP is enough for it. In our case, 1024 MB was selected for the virtual machine and in the “Use as” section, select “Swap partition”, sometimes in distributions it is called “SWAP” and click “OK”
Now we see that a swap partition has appeared on the indicator (displayed in yellow) and there is still some free space, in our case 31.2 GB. Let's continue further. Select “Free space” again and click on the plus sign.
In the familiar window, we set the size for the partition where the files of the system itself will be stored. For a workstation, 20-30 GB is enough. In our case, this is 12 GB (note that the choice is indicated in megabytes, which means you need to multiply by 1000). In the “Use as” item, set “Journaled” file system ext4" and the mount point "/" and click "OK".
And the last section we will create is home. When choosing a size, leave the value as it was. This is in order to use all the remaining space on your hard drive. Select the mount point “/home” and click “OK”.
The main sections have been created and all that remains is to select “Install now”, then confirm by clicking on “Continue”.
The next step is to select your keyboard layout. In the left column we find the desired language, and in the right column its variant. This will be the second layout after the English one, if you need more, then after installation you can select another one.
And the last thing you need to enter is user information:
your name – enter the name
Your computer name – will be entered automatically
Enter your username – Name account(only English characters and lowercase)
Set a password – everything is simple here
Next 2 points – select login (with or without password)
Encrypt my home folder – only if you are a CIA agent (you don’t have to bet)
And click “Continue”.
That's it, now you can sit back and wait for the operating system installation to complete. This usually takes 20-25 minutes. It all depends on the power of the PC and the speed of the Internet, since the remaining packages and libraries will still be downloaded.
And one more thing: when you go to the official website using the link (at the beginning of the article), you can download Mint with other desktop environments: KDE and Xfce.
You can also watch the installation process of Linux Mint 17.3 in the video below and clearly see that there is no difficulty in this matter:
Instead of a conclusion
Many users, for various reasons, are disappointed in the Windows OS and are thinking about an alternative. On OS X you need an appropriate PC from Apple, but anyone can try Linux, moreover, no installation is required for simple familiarization. Another advantage can be attributed to ready-made system for use after installation and, of course, the absence of viruses (there are some, but not as many as on Windows). The disadvantages include problems with specific software(Adobe and similar), although there are many alternatives:
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Different situations arise for users, especially new ones, who through carelessness or ignorance installed the system in English or after installation decided to change the system language to some other language. Some users, after logging in for the first time, discover that the system language is not “native”, rush into panic and reinstall the system. But I assure you, you don’t need to do this, just switch to another language and reboot the system (not the computer) and that’s it.
I have already written an article on this topic, which can be viewed. But in Linux Mint 17 developers have simplified the task of changing the system language in a new application Language settings. Open System Settings - Options - Languages:
After opening the window Language settings, the line with the main system language is highlighted. As you can see in the top picture, my system is displayed in Russian and there are a number of languages installed by default in the list. If the presented list contains the language to which you would like to switch the system, just activate the line with the language and press the button Apply system wide, End session and after a new login, your system will be displayed in the selected language.
If the language you want to transfer the system to is not in the list, you need to click the button Installing and removing languages:
In a new window button Add:
Select a language, click on the line and press the button Install:
Click the button Install language packs and wait for the installation to complete:
Select the installed language and click the button Add. As you can see in the bottom picture, I installed the Spanish language, but a number of other languages were installed with it. The fact is that the name Spanish does not exist as such. Officially it is called Castilian (Spanish: castillano), it is spoken and considered native not only in Spain, but also in almost all South America, except Brazil(Portuguese), so they were all installed along the way. This is, so to speak, by the way, so that you don’t have any questions about the word in the line Castillan.
After the button Add pressed, the main window will open, where you now need to click - Apply system wide:
Below the list of languages there is an inscription: Changes will take effect the next time you log in..
Reboot the system (not the computer).
After a new login, a window automatically opens asking you to rename the user’s folders to the current (new) language or leave the previous names:
When you boot into live mode, you can find some menu items and control panels in English. Don't be surprised or scared, because everything is fine with the Russian language in the system. If you install Linux Mint with the Internet connected, then all localization packages will install themselves. If there is no Internet, then you can install them manually after restarting the computer.
We review this instruction at Linux example Mint 17 with MATE desktop environment. Go to menu-options-languages.
It is the “Languages” item that is responsible for full support for Russian localization. If you have already installed everything you need, the following window will open in front of you:
If some packages are missing, the system will notify you about this and offer to download them. Naturally, this requires a configured Internet connection. After downloading and installing the Russian language packages is complete, you will need to restart your computer.
If you are more accustomed and faster to working in the terminal, then all the necessary packages can be installed with one command:
sudo apt-get install language-pack-gnome-ru language-pack-gnome-ru-base language-pack-ru language-pack-ru-base
If you have work environment KDE, XFCE or Cinnamon, then do not forget to install Russification packages for your working environment. Since we recommend Linux Mint MATE for beginners, we will not consider each of them in detail, and more advanced users will figure this out on their own. To find and install them, the system provides the Synaptic program.
So far, we have only Russified the system itself, but some programs may still contain menu items in English. The fact is that many programs have a Russification package and it also needs to be installed manually. As an example, we will consider Firefox browser And office suite Libreoffice. We go to Synaptic and enter the name of the program + ru into the search bar.
For Firefox we find the package firefox-locale-en and install it. From the terminal you can install it with the command sudo apt-get install firefox-locale-en. After this, the browser must be restarted for the changes to take effect. Similarly, enter libreoffice ru into the search bar.
IN in this case, we will need the packages hunspell-ru, mythes-ru and libreoffice-l10n-ru. You can install them from the terminal with the command sudo apt-get install hunspell-ru mythes-ru libreoffice-l10n-ru. If you have other programs installed, you can install the Russian translation for them in the same way. We do not deny that there are specific programs without Russian language support, but most likely you will not encounter them at the beginning. If you did everything correctly, then we have ensured that our entire system is now in a familiar language.
After installing the system, despite the fact that the Russian language was selected, all parameters are in English. The language that was selected when installing the system means that when installing the Linux OS, the language is Russian and nothing else.
To boot the system, turn on the computer; if lines with a list of actions appear during boot, press Enter.
After loading, the familiar Desktop appears, a key similar to Start in Windows. Click on left button on the taskbar. Connect to the Internet, as the language settings will be downloaded from the Internet.
In the menu that opens, execute the command Applications → Settings → System Settings (in English, of course) (Fig. 1).
In the list of languages, find the Russian language in the left column and send it to the right column (Fig. 3).
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Rice. 3. Select Russian language |
There may be some nuances here: my installation was interrupted several times, but I was persistent and the Russian language was installed. Move Russian in the right column to first place. Restart your computer. The next time you boot, Russification will be performed. Moreover, not only the system itself is Russified, but also most programs, including LibreOffice, Okular, media players, and browsers.
