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Tried to add language through the normal interface but it doesnt work. When I"m swiching to it, it still writes in English.

Found this way to do it

aptitude -y install check-language-support -l ru

but it throws errors. How should I downgrade installed packages?

root@user:/home/user# aptitude -y install check-language-support -l ru
    The following NEW packages will be installed:
      gnome-getting-started-docs-ru{b} gnome-user-docs-ru{b} 
    0 packages upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 15 not upgraded.
    Need to get 11,1 MB of archives. After unpacking 14,9 MB will be used.
    The following packages have unmet dependencies:
     gnome-user-docs-ru : Depends: gnome-user-docs (= 3.28.1-0ubuntu1) but 3.28.2+git20180715-0ubuntu0.1 is installed
     gnome-getting-started-docs-ru : Depends: gnome-getting-started-docs (= 3.28.1-0ubuntu1) but 3.28.2-0ubuntu0.1 is installed
    The following actions will resolve these dependencies:

         Keep the following packages at their current version:
    1)     gnome-getting-started-docs-ru [Not Installed]      
    2)     gnome-user-docs-ru [Not Installed]              

No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 15 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B of archives. After unpacking 0 B will be used.

Tried to install those packages with targeted versions, they are not installing

apt-get install gnome-getting-started-docs-ru=3.28.1-0ubuntu1
N0rbert
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Andy Core
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2 Answers2

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Your current method

For me it is clear that you are trying to pass output of the check-language-support -l ru command to aptitude, but doing this wrong.

The correct way is:

sudo aptitude -y install $(check-language-support -l ru)

Note $(...) above - it executes the command and then passes the output as the argument to the aptitude.

Fixing problems with your current method

You can fix your package errors with the following 

sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install -f
sudo aptitude dist-upgrade

Installing languages in GUI way

I recommend to install languages in GUI-way:

  1. Open GNOME Control Center (for example from right corner of the screen):

    Open GNOME Control Center

  2. Go to Region and Language

    GNOME Control Center language

  3. Click on Manage Installed Languages

  4. Confirm installation of non-installed components:

    language support

    and wait it to finish.

  5. Click on Install / Remove Languages, then scroll list to Russian and check it:

    Selecting Russian

    and click Apply. Wait it to finish.

  6. Scroll Language for menus and windows list to русский, drag it and drop to the first line.

  7. Close Language Support window and log-out.

  8. Log-in again.

  9. Apply folder renames

    folder rename

    by clicking Обновить имена.

  10. Enjoy!

If you need to add Russian keyboard layout - do the following:

  1. Open GNOME Control Center
  2. Go to Region and Language
  3. In the Input Sources click add button (add layout)

  4. Click on More (More) and search for Russian:

    adding Russian

    then click Add.

  5. Enjoy!

Note: default keyboard layout switcher is Super+Space, you may chose other combinations from GNOME Tweak Tool (with some limitations on Ctrl+Shift).

N0rbert
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  • It worked with the same result as in big commment above. The thing is I don't understand what should I do and in what order. – Andy Core Aug 16 '18 at 19:42
  • I edited my answer and added GUI method. Tested it in GNOME Shell session. Works as expected. – N0rbert Aug 16 '18 at 20:24
  • That's what I was trying to do at the first place. At step 4 it throws "could not install full language support", "Transaction failed: Package dependencies cannot be resolved The following packages have unmet dependencies" and points to the packages from the first post. – Andy Core Aug 17 '18 at 15:57
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To conclude my question. I managed to install required packages only with Synaptic package manager at the second or third try. Then it installed full language support and after relog it started typing in Russian.

Andy Core
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  • Updated my answer about keyboard layout. For me it looks complete. If it looks complete for you too, then you can accept the answer. – N0rbert Aug 17 '18 at 17:37