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GambOS Update Manager will not work if you changed your language to another than English.

This because in the Process stream it checks where the password is asked (in English) and returns it. It will not understand other language demands for passwords.

To make it work for now:
Open a terminal and type:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure -locales

Next select the one starting with en_US and hit Ok

You need to log out and back in, to apply the language to your account.
Password should now be accepted by GambOS Update Manager.

My plans with next release:
I will solve this partly, as GambOS Update Manager is meant for a GambOS system with English language installed, so that you have the same environment as in the Leaning Guides (less hurdles to complicate matters for the student).

I will try to provide tranlations for a few languages, so the password communication in the process will know what to do.
This will NOT be a User Interface translation as that will remain in English, but rather an small under-the-hood translation incision for functionality purposes only.

The languages I have planned to support in next release are:
- Danish
- Dutch (my native language)
- French
- German
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Spanish
- Swedish

Edit: Scroll to the last post for a current list of supported languages

If you want other languages added?
I will need very accurate info

What you do is:
1. Open a terminal and type: sudo apt-get update
2. Copy/paste password request into a text file
3.Type a wrong password
4. Copy/paste the message shown into the same text file
5. Make a screenshot preferably taken in GambOS as user gbuser, but then with your language installed
4. Post screenshot below
6. Add the name of language and the exact language code (like en_US.UTF8) to the text file and save it. (in a Gambas application in a  Form_Open event write Debug System.Language run the project to see the exact used language code)
7. Post the text file and the screenshot below.

The text file is because some languages have characters I don't have.
Now I can copy/paste correct translation, with correct characters into the translation string.

If all info is in a post below, I WILL add the language in a next release. 
YOU WILL need to report back after release if it worked for you. That's all…
 

Last edit: October 27th 2026, 4:30 PM by gbWilly

GambOS Update Manager 1.0.1



You might need to do a:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install gambas3-scripter gambosupdatemanager
to get the fix, if current update manager doesn't function for you.

Supports password requests in following languages (all tested by switching locales in a vm many times over)
- Danish
- Dutch
- English (default)
- French
- German
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Spanish
- Swedish

…and two bugs where discovered and fixed 

Enjoy



 

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If you want other languages added?
I will need very accurate info

What you do is:
1. Open a terminal and type: sudo apt-get update
2. Copy/paste password request into a text file
3.Type a wrong password
4. Copy/paste the message shown into the same text file
5. Make a screenshot preferably taken in GambOS as user gbuser, but then with your language installed


In red the 2 lines to copy/paste exactly as they are in your language into a text file… Your added cscreenshot should look like above (without the red rectangle)

6. Add the name of language and the exact language code (like en_US.UTF8) to the text file and save it. (in a Gambas application in a  Form_Open event write Debug System.Language run the project to see the exact used language code)
7. Post the text file and the screenshot in this topic.

The text file is because some languages have characters I don't have.
Now I can copy/paste correct translation, with correct characters into the translation string.

If all info is in a post below, I WILL add the language in a next release. 
YOU WILL need to report back after release if it worked for you. That's all…

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Last edit: September 22nd 2026, 9:39 AM by gbWilly