[ubuntu-in] Indian Languages on Ubuntu

[Sriranga(77yrsold)]

Is BOSS is another  Linux operating system?

On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 11:12 PM, Ramnarayan.K <ramnarayan.k at gmail.com>wrote:

> On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 8:14 PM, Narendra Diwate
> <narendra.diwate at gmail.com> wrote:
> > The posts over the past few days and a TV advert for the Indian version
> of
> > Linux named BOSS have prompted me to write this query.
> >
> BOSS has been around for some time its the CDAC linux version check
> out http://www.bosslinux.in/
>
> have never used it so no comments on that
>
> However on the language front.
> Actually in Ubuntu its quite easy
>
> The first place to choose is right at setup - where Ubuntu allows you
> to choose installation in the n number of languages (am not sre how
> many) but a fair bit of indian languages are present
>
> > Though i know a couple of Indian languages, i have used the computer only
> in
> > English like most if not all on this list and computer users in India in
> > general. Though i know Ubuntu and a lot of other Linux OS's support use
> of
> > Indian languages, I frankly have no Idea how to use it and to what extent
> is
> > it developed.
> >
> am snipping the rest of your post and will run through the mainpoints
>
> To install and enable additional Language support go to
> System - Administration - Language Support and go to the install /
> remove languages and then just select any (or many) of the languages
> you want and then proceed with install. After the installation is
> successful (am not sure if a reboot is required) then you will be able
> to choose your login language at the time of login.
>
> Thats it you are ready to रोक एण्ड़ रोल
>
> ***
> additional notes are below
> First choosing the language to install is quite easy (as mentioned
> first at the fresh install phase) . This choice by default will enable
> your computer to boot up in your preferred language of choice, However
> this is not final at any stage later on you can install any (repeat
> any) and any number of other languages and the the login in time one
> can choose which language to boot into (as far as i know in windows
> one must buy separate versions for different languages)
>
> In most of the supported languages the basic software that comes the
> menu's and interface are  much translated into the language you may
> have chosen. However not all the software has every thing translated.
>
> Depending on what your default keyboard choice was (which can wildly
> vary - if you want, from your language of choice) , the OS (Ubuntu)
> will keep that choice irrespective of which language you choose and
> one must choose an additional keyboards (language input) to begin
> typing in a particular language (System - Preferences --Keyboard --
> Layouts)
>
> In case you have already installed say english language and US english
> keyboard its just a matter of a decent net connection to install the
> additional language packs
>
> enjoy
> ram
>
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