Turn off language localization on VLC player in Kubuntu
I'm using Kubuntu 18.10, and VLC (3.0.4) which was installed by default.
The problem I have is that I cannot change the language of the interface to English. When I searched for "how to change the language of VLC" I found screenshots of preferences window where there is drop down option to select the language.
However here is my a screenshot of preferences, in this awful mixture of grammatically incorrect Croatian and English, and the option to select the language is missing:
Please help, the software is completely unusable like this.
kubuntu vlc language
asked Dec 17 '18 at 18:59
KresimirKresimir
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I'm using Kubuntu 18.10, and VLC (3.0.4) which was installed by default.
The problem I have is that I cannot change the language of the interface to English. When I searched for "how to change the language of VLC" I found screenshots of preferences window where there is drop down option to select the language.
However here is my a screenshot of preferences, in this awful mixture of grammatically incorrect Croatian and English, and the option to select the language is missing:
Please help, the software is completely unusable like this.
kubuntu vlc language
asked Dec 17 '18 at 18:59
KresimirKresimir
1055
Probably you have the VLC snap then. Can you please confirm by letting us know the output of the terminal command:which vlc
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Dec 17 '18 at 19:59
1
which vlcoutputs/usr/bin/vlc. It's the one that came with Kubuntu installation.
– Kresimir
Dec 17 '18 at 20:23
2
Ok, then you have the .deb package VLC. You already have two answers below. :)
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Dec 17 '18 at 20:43
Thanks for your help! :)
– Kresimir
Dec 17 '18 at 20:45
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I'm using Kubuntu 18.10, and VLC (3.0.4) which was installed by default.
The problem I have is that I cannot change the language of the interface to English. When I searched for "how to change the language of VLC" I found screenshots of preferences window where there is drop down option to select the language.
However here is my a screenshot of preferences, in this awful mixture of grammatically incorrect Croatian and English, and the option to select the language is missing:
Please help, the software is completely unusable like this.
kubuntu vlc language
asked Dec 17 '18 at 18:59
KresimirKresimir
1055
I'm using Kubuntu 18.10, and VLC (3.0.4) which was installed by default.
The problem I have is that I cannot change the language of the interface to English. When I searched for "how to change the language of VLC" I found screenshots of preferences window where there is drop down option to select the language.
However here is my a screenshot of preferences, in this awful mixture of grammatically incorrect Croatian and English, and the option to select the language is missing:
Please help, the software is completely unusable like this.
kubuntu vlc language
kubuntu vlc language
asked Dec 17 '18 at 18:59
KresimirKresimir
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asked Dec 17 '18 at 18:59
KresimirKresimir
1055
edited Dec 17 '18 at 20:25
Kresimir
asked Dec 17 '18 at 18:59
KresimirKresimir
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asked Dec 17 '18 at 18:59
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asked Dec 17 '18 at 18:59
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Probably you have the VLC snap then. Can you please confirm by letting us know the output of the terminal command:which vlc
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Dec 17 '18 at 19:59
1
which vlcoutputs/usr/bin/vlc. It's the one that came with Kubuntu installation.
– Kresimir
Dec 17 '18 at 20:23
2
Ok, then you have the .deb package VLC. You already have two answers below. :)
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Dec 17 '18 at 20:43
Thanks for your help! :)
– Kresimir
Dec 17 '18 at 20:45
add a comment |
Probably you have the VLC snap then. Can you please confirm by letting us know the output of the terminal command:which vlc
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Dec 17 '18 at 19:59
1
which vlcoutputs/usr/bin/vlc. It's the one that came with Kubuntu installation.
– Kresimir
Dec 17 '18 at 20:23
2
Ok, then you have the .deb package VLC. You already have two answers below. :)
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Dec 17 '18 at 20:43
Thanks for your help! :)
– Kresimir
Dec 17 '18 at 20:45
Probably you have the VLC snap then. Can you please confirm by letting us know the output of the terminal command:
which vlc– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Dec 17 '18 at 19:59
Probably you have the VLC snap then. Can you please confirm by letting us know the output of the terminal command:
which vlc– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Dec 17 '18 at 19:59
1
1
which vlc outputs /usr/bin/vlc. It's the one that came with Kubuntu installation.– Kresimir
Dec 17 '18 at 20:23
which vlc outputs /usr/bin/vlc. It's the one that came with Kubuntu installation.– Kresimir
Dec 17 '18 at 20:23
2
2
Ok, then you have the .deb package VLC. You already have two answers below. :)
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Dec 17 '18 at 20:43
Ok, then you have the .deb package VLC. You already have two answers below. :)
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Dec 17 '18 at 20:43
Thanks for your help! :)
– Kresimir
Dec 17 '18 at 20:45
Thanks for your help! :)
– Kresimir
Dec 17 '18 at 20:45
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I don't think there is a language selector in VLC for Linux. It must have been a screenshot from Windows. You can still change the locale of a program, by launching it like so: LANGUAGE=en programname.
For example, LANGUAGE=en vlc.
In case you want to it permanent, edit vlc launcher /usr/share/applications/vlc.desktop, and add env LANGUAGE=en to the Exec ... line to make it look like this:
`Exec=env LANGUAGE=en /usr/bin/vlc --started-from-file %U
`
answered Dec 17 '18 at 20:33
mikewhatevermikewhatever
23.6k76785
+1. It works for me. Also the shorterLANG=C vlcworks for me.
– sudodus
Dec 17 '18 at 20:37
1
It should be noted that changes to the.desktopfile are overwritten at next upgrade of the VLC package. In my answer I point at a more sustainable method which survives package upgrades.
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Dec 17 '18 at 20:54
2
Making a copy of vlc.desktop in~/.local/share/applicationsand editing that file would also survive package upgrades.
– DK Bose
Dec 18 '18 at 1:49
add a comment |
This is one way to make VLC start in English:
- Create the file
~/bin/vlc
Give it this contents:
#!/bin/sh
export LANGUAGE=en
exec /usr/bin/vlc $@
Make it executable:
chmod +x ~/bin/vlc
Possibly you need to relogin before it starts working.
answered Dec 17 '18 at 20:41
Gunnar HjalmarssonGunnar Hjalmarsson
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I don't think there is a language selector in VLC for Linux. It must have been a screenshot from Windows. You can still change the locale of a program, by launching it like so: LANGUAGE=en programname.
For example, LANGUAGE=en vlc.
In case you want to it permanent, edit vlc launcher /usr/share/applications/vlc.desktop, and add env LANGUAGE=en to the Exec ... line to make it look like this:
`Exec=env LANGUAGE=en /usr/bin/vlc --started-from-file %U
`
answered Dec 17 '18 at 20:33
mikewhatevermikewhatever
23.6k76785
+1. It works for me. Also the shorterLANG=C vlcworks for me.
– sudodus
Dec 17 '18 at 20:37
1
It should be noted that changes to the.desktopfile are overwritten at next upgrade of the VLC package. In my answer I point at a more sustainable method which survives package upgrades.
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Dec 17 '18 at 20:54
2
Making a copy of vlc.desktop in~/.local/share/applicationsand editing that file would also survive package upgrades.
– DK Bose
Dec 18 '18 at 1:49
add a comment |
I don't think there is a language selector in VLC for Linux. It must have been a screenshot from Windows. You can still change the locale of a program, by launching it like so: LANGUAGE=en programname.
For example, LANGUAGE=en vlc.
In case you want to it permanent, edit vlc launcher /usr/share/applications/vlc.desktop, and add env LANGUAGE=en to the Exec ... line to make it look like this:
`Exec=env LANGUAGE=en /usr/bin/vlc --started-from-file %U
`
answered Dec 17 '18 at 20:33
mikewhatevermikewhatever
23.6k76785
+1. It works for me. Also the shorterLANG=C vlcworks for me.
– sudodus
Dec 17 '18 at 20:37
1
It should be noted that changes to the.desktopfile are overwritten at next upgrade of the VLC package. In my answer I point at a more sustainable method which survives package upgrades.
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Dec 17 '18 at 20:54
2
Making a copy of vlc.desktop in~/.local/share/applicationsand editing that file would also survive package upgrades.
– DK Bose
Dec 18 '18 at 1:49
add a comment |
I don't think there is a language selector in VLC for Linux. It must have been a screenshot from Windows. You can still change the locale of a program, by launching it like so: LANGUAGE=en programname.
For example, LANGUAGE=en vlc.
In case you want to it permanent, edit vlc launcher /usr/share/applications/vlc.desktop, and add env LANGUAGE=en to the Exec ... line to make it look like this:
`Exec=env LANGUAGE=en /usr/bin/vlc --started-from-file %U
`
answered Dec 17 '18 at 20:33
mikewhatevermikewhatever
23.6k76785
I don't think there is a language selector in VLC for Linux. It must have been a screenshot from Windows. You can still change the locale of a program, by launching it like so: LANGUAGE=en programname.
For example, LANGUAGE=en vlc.
In case you want to it permanent, edit vlc launcher /usr/share/applications/vlc.desktop, and add env LANGUAGE=en to the Exec ... line to make it look like this:
`Exec=env LANGUAGE=en /usr/bin/vlc --started-from-file %U
`
answered Dec 17 '18 at 20:33
mikewhatevermikewhatever
23.6k76785
edited Dec 18 '18 at 16:34
answered Dec 17 '18 at 20:33
mikewhatevermikewhatever
23.6k76785
answered Dec 17 '18 at 20:33
mikewhatevermikewhatever
23.6k76785
answered Dec 17 '18 at 20:33
mikewhatevermikewhatever
23.6k76785
23.6k76785
+1. It works for me. Also the shorterLANG=C vlcworks for me.
– sudodus
Dec 17 '18 at 20:37
1
It should be noted that changes to the.desktopfile are overwritten at next upgrade of the VLC package. In my answer I point at a more sustainable method which survives package upgrades.
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Dec 17 '18 at 20:54
2
Making a copy of vlc.desktop in~/.local/share/applicationsand editing that file would also survive package upgrades.
– DK Bose
Dec 18 '18 at 1:49
add a comment |
+1. It works for me. Also the shorterLANG=C vlcworks for me.
– sudodus
Dec 17 '18 at 20:37
1
It should be noted that changes to the.desktopfile are overwritten at next upgrade of the VLC package. In my answer I point at a more sustainable method which survives package upgrades.
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Dec 17 '18 at 20:54
2
Making a copy of vlc.desktop in~/.local/share/applicationsand editing that file would also survive package upgrades.
– DK Bose
Dec 18 '18 at 1:49
+1. It works for me. Also the shorter
LANG=C vlc works for me.– sudodus
Dec 17 '18 at 20:37
+1. It works for me. Also the shorter
LANG=C vlc works for me.– sudodus
Dec 17 '18 at 20:37
1
1
It should be noted that changes to the
.desktop file are overwritten at next upgrade of the VLC package. In my answer I point at a more sustainable method which survives package upgrades.– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Dec 17 '18 at 20:54
It should be noted that changes to the
.desktop file are overwritten at next upgrade of the VLC package. In my answer I point at a more sustainable method which survives package upgrades.– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Dec 17 '18 at 20:54
2
2
Making a copy of vlc.desktop in
~/.local/share/applications and editing that file would also survive package upgrades.– DK Bose
Dec 18 '18 at 1:49
Making a copy of vlc.desktop in
~/.local/share/applications and editing that file would also survive package upgrades.– DK Bose
Dec 18 '18 at 1:49
add a comment |
This is one way to make VLC start in English:
- Create the file
~/bin/vlc
Give it this contents:
#!/bin/sh
export LANGUAGE=en
exec /usr/bin/vlc $@
Make it executable:
chmod +x ~/bin/vlc
Possibly you need to relogin before it starts working.
answered Dec 17 '18 at 20:41
Gunnar HjalmarssonGunnar Hjalmarsson
19.1k23261
add a comment |
This is one way to make VLC start in English:
- Create the file
~/bin/vlc
Give it this contents:
#!/bin/sh
export LANGUAGE=en
exec /usr/bin/vlc $@
Make it executable:
chmod +x ~/bin/vlc
Possibly you need to relogin before it starts working.
answered Dec 17 '18 at 20:41
Gunnar HjalmarssonGunnar Hjalmarsson
19.1k23261
add a comment |
This is one way to make VLC start in English:
- Create the file
~/bin/vlc
Give it this contents:
#!/bin/sh
export LANGUAGE=en
exec /usr/bin/vlc $@
Make it executable:
chmod +x ~/bin/vlc
Possibly you need to relogin before it starts working.
answered Dec 17 '18 at 20:41
Gunnar HjalmarssonGunnar Hjalmarsson
19.1k23261
This is one way to make VLC start in English:
- Create the file
~/bin/vlc
Give it this contents:
#!/bin/sh
export LANGUAGE=en
exec /usr/bin/vlc $@
Make it executable:
chmod +x ~/bin/vlc
Possibly you need to relogin before it starts working.
answered Dec 17 '18 at 20:41
Gunnar HjalmarssonGunnar Hjalmarsson
19.1k23261
answered Dec 17 '18 at 20:41
Gunnar HjalmarssonGunnar Hjalmarsson
19.1k23261
answered Dec 17 '18 at 20:41
Gunnar HjalmarssonGunnar Hjalmarsson
19.1k23261
answered Dec 17 '18 at 20:41
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Probably you have the VLC snap then. Can you please confirm by letting us know the output of the terminal command:
which vlc– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Dec 17 '18 at 19:59
1
which vlcoutputs/usr/bin/vlc. It's the one that came with Kubuntu installation.– Kresimir
Dec 17 '18 at 20:23
2
Ok, then you have the .deb package VLC. You already have two answers below. :)
– Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Dec 17 '18 at 20:43
Thanks for your help! :)
– Kresimir
Dec 17 '18 at 20:45