This appears to be due to libc using the LANGUAGE environment variable over the value set in setlocale ().
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1786881 Title: Languages always shown with English names Status in gnome-control-center package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: [Impact] Selecting a language from Settings always shows the names in English (e.g. German) instead of the name in the native language (e.g. Deutsch). [Test Case] 1. Open Settings 2. Go to "Region & Language" panel 3. Click on "Language" Expected result: A list of languages is available, using the native language for each item, e.g. "English, Deutsch, ..." Observed result: A list of languages is available, using the English translations for each item, e.g. "English, German, ..." To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1786881/+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