<> == Language Pack Update Request == Translations for supported Ubuntu releases are updated periodically through language pack packages. The updates are scheduled in a calendar and are released only after [[Translations/LanguagePackUpdatesQA|previous testing]]. The schedules for the currently supported releases are the following: * [[Translations/TrustyTahr/ReleaseSchedule|Trusty language pack update schedule]] * [[Translations/PrecisePangolin/ReleaseSchedule|Precise language pack update schedule]] This page documents a procedure for the Ubuntu translation community to request individual language pack updates for a particular language outside of this schedule. === Why === The reasons for this need might be diverse: * A critical bug has been discovered in a translation * A translation team missed the deadline to test translations for a language pack update * Translations have been completed for a key application * ... Note: this is a procedure to provide more flexibility in updating translations. Use it when necessary, but please do not abuse it. === How === The following steps document the procedure to request a language pack update 1. '''Notify translation team ''' - Make sure your translation team is aware of the language pack update request 1. '''Check latest language pack''' - Install the language pack from the [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-langpack/+archive/ppa|language packs PPA]] that contains your translation updates. 1. '''File request''' - [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-translations/+filebug|File a bug]] requesting the language pack update. You can use the template below. 1. '''Test language pack''' - After the new language pack has been uploaded to `$RELEASE-proposed`, test it following the [[Translations/LanguagePackUpdatesQA|usual procedure]] and report the feedback in the bug. 1. '''Close the request''' - After the language pack has been uploaded to `$RELEASE-updates` please mark the bug as Fix Released. === Template === You can use this message as a template for the text to include in the [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-translations/+filebug|bug to fill]] for the request. Change the $TEXT parts according to the information according to your request. {{{ Description: Please update $LANGUAGE translations in $UBUNTU_RELEASE }}} {{{ I'd like to request a language pack update for $LANGUAGE in $UBUNTU_RELEASE. The reason for this request is the following: (brief explanation of why you are requesting the update) Thank you. }}} ---- CategoryTranslations