Tutorials/Change Plasma Language

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Introduction

Plasma, the KDE applications and others third party applications are offered in multiple languages. If you aren't familiar with English or you prefer using your system in your native language, you can change your system language.

During Installation

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After Installation

Language

To change the system language, go to the System Settings in the Regional Settings → Language.

You can now add a new language by clicking on Add languages.... You should now see a dialog where you can add multiple languages at the same time.

Confirm your selection by clicking on Add.

You can now choose the language you want to use by dragging the language to the top of the list.

{{#ev:youtube|ufqIQtpxrII|500|center|Drag the language to the top}}

Now the language is changed, and you will be able to see the change the next time you log in.

Formats

Now that the language is set, we still need to change the format for the currency, the numbers, the time, ...

This can also be done in System Settings application, in the Regional Settings → Formats section.

In this case you can either use the formatting settings specific to a region or by clicking on Detailed Settings, you can configure each setting individually.

At the bottom, you can preview your actual configuration. Don't forget to click on Apply to save your configuration, when you are happy with it.

Contribute

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