[Bug 1290574] [NEW] change of language: content of directories (like Desktop) not moved

[Martin Konopka]

Public bug reported:

When installing the ubuntu 14.04 system (32-bit), I opted for the Slovak language.
I am the only user on the machine.
As expected, I got the Slovak directory names Plocha, Dokumenty, Stiahnuté, etc (instead of their English names Desktop, Documents, Downloads, etc).

Later I decided to change the environment language to English (GB), but
only as the user, not in the system-wide manner. I was asked if I want
to change the above Slovak names to English ones. I agreed.

Most of the directories were renamed as expected. However, one of the
directories (Plocha) contained some files. Its English equivalent was
created (Desktop) but the slovak-named directory (Plocha) was kept,
together with its files. The files were not moved into the directory
Desktop. They are not shown on the display. If I want to have them shown
on the desktop, I have to do the mv operation with files manually. (And
manually delete the no-more-needed directory Plocha .)

I would expect that the program which cares about these things should (after some checks) just do
mv Plocha Desktop
and that would preserve any file atributes and possible symbolic links within Plocha .

To complete my report, I just add that I prefer to use a combined locale
(but this should not matter). The output of my locale command is

LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
LC_CTYPE="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_NUMERIC=sk_SK.UTF-8
LC_TIME=sk_SK.UTF-8
LC_COLLATE="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_MONETARY=sk_SK.UTF-8
LC_MESSAGES="en_GB.UTF-8"
LC_PAPER=sk_SK.UTF-8
LC_NAME=sk_SK.UTF-8
LC_ADDRESS=sk_SK.UTF-8
LC_TELEPHONE=sk_SK.UTF-8
LC_MEASUREMENT=sk_SK.UTF-8
LC_IDENTIFICATION=sk_SK.UTF-8
LC_ALL=

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: language-selector-gnome 0.123
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-16.36-generic 3.13.5
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-16-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon Mar 10 22:16:00 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-05 (4 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha i386 (20140304)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: language-selector
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: language-selector (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 trusty

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Title:
  change of language: content of directories (like Desktop) not moved

Status in “language-selector” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  When installing the ubuntu 14.04 system (32-bit), I opted for the Slovak language.
  I am the only user on the machine.
  As expected, I got the Slovak directory names Plocha, Dokumenty, Stiahnuté, etc (instead of their English names Desktop, Documents, Downloads, etc).

  Later I decided to change the environment language to English (GB),
  but only as the user, not in the system-wide manner. I was asked if I
  want to change the above Slovak names to English ones. I agreed.

  Most of the directories were renamed as expected. However, one of the
  directories (Plocha) contained some files. Its English equivalent was
  created (Desktop) but the slovak-named directory (Plocha) was kept,
  together with its files. The files were not moved into the directory
  Desktop. They are not shown on the display. If I want to have them
  shown on the desktop, I have to do the mv operation with files
  manually. (And manually delete the no-more-needed directory Plocha .)

  I would expect that the program which cares about these things should (after some checks) just do
  mv Plocha Desktop
  and that would preserve any file atributes and possible symbolic links within Plocha .

  To complete my report, I just add that I prefer to use a combined
  locale (but this should not matter). The output of my locale command
  is

  LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
  LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
  LC_CTYPE="en_GB.UTF-8"
  LC_NUMERIC=sk_SK.UTF-8
  LC_TIME=sk_SK.UTF-8
  LC_COLLATE="en_GB.UTF-8"
  LC_MONETARY=sk_SK.UTF-8
  LC_MESSAGES="en_GB.UTF-8"
  LC_PAPER=sk_SK.UTF-8
  LC_NAME=sk_SK.UTF-8
  LC_ADDRESS=sk_SK.UTF-8
  LC_TELEPHONE=sk_SK.UTF-8
  LC_MEASUREMENT=sk_SK.UTF-8
  LC_IDENTIFICATION=sk_SK.UTF-8
  LC_ALL=

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: language-selector-gnome 0.123
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-16.36-generic 3.13.5
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-16-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: i386
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Mon Mar 10 22:16:00 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-05 (4 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha i386 (20140304)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: language-selector
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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