If it works after extracting the Firefox patterns to /usr/share/hyphen, then it's a bug in the system patterns
** Package changed: firefox (Ubuntu) => openoffice.org-hyphenation (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to openoffice.org-hyphenation in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1107859 Title: Hyphenation doesn't work in Russian text Status in “openoffice.org-hyphenation” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: there is hyph_ru_RU.dic in the /usr/share/hyphen folder. but russian hyphenation doesn't work debian/patches/dont-include-hyphenation-patterns.patch excluded hyphenation files from Ubuntu Firefox build everything works when I extract hyphenation folder from omni.ja file (from original Firefox tarball) and move it content to the /usr/share/hyphen/ check you current hyphen. status http://hyphenator.googlecode.com/svn/dictChecker.html To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org-hyphenation/+bug/1107859/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp