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timeshit launched a file manager in the wrong language #227

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@dengbo11

Describe the bug
click timeshift menu/View TimeShift log files in Chinese environment(LANG=zh_CN.UTF-8) will start an English file manager

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. launch timeshift
  2. Click on menu/View TimeShift log files in right side of the window
  3. View the file manager language is right

Expected behavior
the file manager language must be chinese.

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System:

  • Linux Distribution Name and Version: Ubuntu 23.04
  • Desktop : GNOME 44.0

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  1. dengbo11 commented on Aug 23, 2023

    @dengbo11
    Author

    and I checked the environment variables of the window, as follows:
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    I suspect that the problem is caused by the LANG environment variable, but I don't know who set this variable

  2. dengbo11 commented on Aug 23, 2023

    @dengbo11
    Author

    and same problem in deepin system 5201

  3. FAlexei commented on Oct 17, 2024

    @FAlexei

    Same thing with Nemo on Linux Mint. Nemo opens in English, although the system language is different.

  4. github-actions commented on Oct 18, 2026

    @github-actions

    This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had
    any activity in over 2 years.

    If this issue is still relevant:

    • Please test on a current version of this package.
    • Add a comment with your findings

    If no activity occurs in the next 30 days, this issue will be
    automatically closed. Issues can be reopened if needed.

  5. ygerlach commented on Oct 18, 2026

    @ygerlach
    Contributor

    might be fixed by #518
    if not we may need to modifiy timeshift, to also copy the language related environment variables to the child process.

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