Openoffice change language

I have the same problem, I tried your method and it doesn't work: It can't find the famous package.
Downloading it is a real nightmare, you never find the link, just links to pages that open other pages... worse than porn sites!!!

I have nothing against Linux, but honestly, struggling like this just to get OOo in French is a disgrace.

I installed Ubuntu and I have this problem + no sound + can't get a recognized printer to work (Brother DCP-153C)

Windows may be crap, but at least you plug in any device and it works right away: you plug and it plays.

Linux is starting to piss me off. I should clarify that I am a network administrator.

@MarcWell, if it's pissing you off, I don't really see what good it does to complain here. You have two options: either you contribute to improving Linux by helping the developers (who are not necessarily paid for what they do, so please respect the time they have spent), or you go back to Windows.

I suggest you focus on mastering the apt package manager, as an administrator it might come in handy (and the day you find yourself on Debian or when you buy an Eee PC running Xandros, you'll know how to do it). I remind you that Ubuntu has excellent documentation, which you probably had the chance to consult:
http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/apt

In particular, among the interesting tools:
- apt-cache: package search
- apt-file: search within package content
- aptitude (apt-get): package manager (installation, removal, update...)
- dpkg: lower-level package manager
- deborphan: detects broken packages

In your case, take a good look, it's actually very simple. First, let's do a little update

sudo aptitude update sudo aptitude safe-upgrade

Then a small search (I add greps to avoid getting lost in the list):

(mando@aldur) (~) $ apt-cache search openoffice | grep openoffice | grep fr docbook2odf - XSLT based conversions from docbook to Oasis Open Document (openoffice.org) openoffice.org-l10n-za - South African language packages for OpenOffice.org openoffice.org-help-fr - Help in French for OpenOffice.org openoffice.org-hyphenation-af - Afrikaans hyphenation files for OpenOffice.org openoffice.org-l10n-af - Afrikaans language package for OpenOffice.org openoffice.org-l10n-en-za - English language package (South Africa) for OpenOffice.org openoffice.org-l10n-fr - French language package for OpenOffice.org

Well, we found the package we're interested in, it's called openoffice.org-l10n-fr. To install it:
openoffice.org-l10n-fr:

sudo aptitude install openoffice.org-l10n-fr

End of the story, it really wasn't complicated... Oh yes, but I remember that under Ubuntu there is a package manager (synaptic) that allows you to do the same thing in a clicky way, just like under Windows.

For the printer, open a new thread.

Good luck.

@mamiemandoThank you,

the method works, but I had to throw a bit of a fit to finally find some documentation.

I stand by what I said in my first message: as long as it remains so complicated to run Linux distributions, this system will remain a "thing" for initiates, with limited reach.

It's a shame because the KDE desktop is stunning, far superior to Vista.

Thank you.

@MarcI am surprised by this kind of statement from a professional. Such rude remarks, especially if you are truly a network admin. Because the internet is vast enough to find documentation without "lifting a g***le."

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@OOoForumNo better. The Ubuntu documentation site is well-referenced and has a search engine.

Having spent time on this forum, I've seen many people without a computer science background manage without too much difficulty.

It doesn't matter; now you have all the tools to become autonomous on Linux. There are many forums in case you get stuck, but in any case, losing your temper is a bad approach; it’s just unpleasant for everyone.