I can confirm this on Kubuntu 7.04. Identical results to those reported by Hans. Terminal output below.
apt-get install language-support-fr Password: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: libpthread-stubs0-dev libpthread-stubs0 linux-headers-2.6.20-14 linux-headers-2.6.20-14-generic libxcb-xlib0-dev libxcb1-dev Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following extra packages will be installed: aspell-fr gimp-help-common gimp-help-fr mozilla-firefox-locale-fr-fr myspell-fr-gut openoffice.org-help-fr openoffice.org-l10n-fr thunderbird-locale-fr wfrench Suggested packages: hunspell-dictionary-fr myspell-dictionary-fr openoffice.org2-thesaurus-fr Recommended packages: gimp-help-en language-pack-fr The following NEW packages will be installed aspell-fr gimp-help-common gimp-help-fr language-support-fr mozilla-firefox-locale-fr-fr myspell-fr-gut openoffice.org-help-fr openoffice.org-l10n-fr thunderbird-locale-fr wfrench 0 upgraded, 10 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 36.9MB of archives. After unpacking 72.1MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y Get: 1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com feisty/main mozilla-firefox-locale-fr-fr 2.0.0.1ubuntu-1 [192kB] Get: 2 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com feisty/main myspell-fr-gut 1:1.0-18 [311kB] Get: 3 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com feisty/main aspell-fr 0.50-3-6 [376kB] Get: 4 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com feisty/main wfrench 1.2.3-1 [347kB] Get: 5 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com feisty/main thunderbird-locale-fr 1:1.5.0.10ubuntu0-1 [202kB] Get: 6 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com feisty/main gimp-help-common 2+0.10-2 [14.8MB] Get: 7 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com feisty/main gimp-help-fr 2+0.10-2 [8444kB] Get: 8 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com feisty/main language-support-fr 1:7.04+20070209 [2408B] Get: 9 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com feisty/main openoffice.org-l10n-fr 2.2.0-0ubuntu2 [1574kB] Get: 10 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com feisty/main openoffice.org-help-fr 2.2.0-0ubuntu2 [10.6MB] Fetched 36.9MB in 6m44s (91.2kB/s) Preconfiguring packages ... Selecting previously deselected package mozilla-firefox-locale-fr-fr. (Reading database ... 141246 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking mozilla-firefox-locale-fr-fr (from .../mozilla-firefox-locale-fr-fr_2.0.0.1ubuntu-1_all.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package myspell-fr-gut. Unpacking myspell-fr-gut (from .../myspell-fr-gut_1%3a1.0-18_all.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package aspell-fr. Unpacking aspell-fr (from .../aspell-fr_0.50-3-6_all.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package wfrench. Unpacking wfrench (from .../wfrench_1.2.3-1_all.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package thunderbird-locale-fr. Unpacking thunderbird-locale-fr (from .../thunderbird-locale-fr_1%3a1.5.0.10ubuntu0-1_all.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package gimp-help-common. Unpacking gimp-help-common (from .../gimp-help-common_2+0.10-2_all.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package gimp-help-fr. Unpacking gimp-help-fr (from .../gimp-help-fr_2+0.10-2_all.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package language-support-fr. Unpacking language-support-fr (from .../language-support-fr_1%3a7.04+20070209_all.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package openoffice.org-l10n-fr. Unpacking openoffice.org-l10n-fr (from .../openoffice.org-l10n-fr_2.2.0-0ubuntu2_all.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package openoffice.org-help-fr. Unpacking openoffice.org-help-fr (from .../openoffice.org-help-fr_2.2.0-0ubuntu2_all.deb) ... Setting up myspell-fr-gut (1.0-18) ... Updating OpenOffice.org's dictionary list... done. Setting up aspell-fr (0.50-3-6) ... aspell-autobuildhash: processing: fr [fr-40-only] aspell-autobuildhash: processing: fr [fr-60-only] aspell-autobuildhash: processing: fr [fr-80-only] Warning: The word "Gram--Schmidt" is invalid. The character '-' (U+2D) must be followed by an alphabetic character. Skipping word. Warning: The word "Runge--Kutta" is invalid. The character '-' (U+2D) must be followed by an alphabetic character. Skipping word. aspell-autobuildhash: processing: fr [fr_CH-only] Setting up wfrench (1.2.3-1) ... Setting up openoffice.org-l10n-fr (2.2.0-0ubuntu2) ... Setting up openoffice.org-help-fr (2.2.0-0ubuntu2) ... Setting up gimp-help-common (2+0.10-2) ... Setting up gimp-help-fr (2+0.10-2) ... Setting up mozilla-firefox-locale-fr-fr (2.0.0.1ubuntu-1) ... Setting up thunderbird-locale-fr (1.5.0.10ubuntu0-1) ... Setting up language-support-fr (7.04+20070209) ... Error: 'fr' is not a supported language or locale ** Changed in: language-support-fr (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- language-support-fr does not install on Feisty Fawn (7.04). https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/113145 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs