[Bug 1746015] [NEW] Apt and apt-get do not ship a us_EN language catalog

[Rob A]

Public bug reported:

Description:    Ubuntu 17.10
Release:        17.10

If you install anthy with additional languages, with "US English" as
your primary language, you end up with a "locale" output similar to the
following:

$ locale
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
LANGUAGE=en_US:de:ja
LC_CTYPE="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_NUMERIC=en_GB.UTF-8
LC_TIME=en_GB.UTF-8
LC_COLLATE=C
LC_MONETARY=en_US.UTF-8
LC_MESSAGES="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_PAPER="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_NAME="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_ADDRESS="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_TELEPHONE="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_MEASUREMENT=en_US.UTF-8
LC_IDENTIFICATION="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_ALL=

The LANGUAGE variable in this case is using the rules from
https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/html_node/The-LANGUAGE-
variable.html

When running "aptitude" or "apt-get" or "apt install", the messages that
come back are in German.  If you strace those commands, you'll see apt
trying to search for an en_US or en catalog, finding none, and falling
down to the 2nd language in the list: "de" or German.

If you run:
$ LANGUAGE="" apt-get update

Then the messages come back in English, because the system's fallen back
to the "C" locale.

apt should also properly ship an en_US language catalog.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: apt 1.5.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-32.35-generic 4.13.13
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-32-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Jan 29 08:31:38 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-04-27 (276 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
SourcePackage: apt
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2018-01-29 (0 days ago)

** Affects: apt (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug artful

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Title:
  Apt and apt-get do not ship a us_EN language catalog

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Description:    Ubuntu 17.10
  Release:        17.10

  If you install anthy with additional languages, with "US English" as
  your primary language, you end up with a "locale" output similar to
  the following:

  $ locale
  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  LANGUAGE=en_US:de:ja
  LC_CTYPE="en_US.UTF-8"
  LC_NUMERIC=en_GB.UTF-8
  LC_TIME=en_GB.UTF-8
  LC_COLLATE=C
  LC_MONETARY=en_US.UTF-8
  LC_MESSAGES="en_US.UTF-8"
  LC_PAPER="en_US.UTF-8"
  LC_NAME="en_US.UTF-8"
  LC_ADDRESS="en_US.UTF-8"
  LC_TELEPHONE="en_US.UTF-8"
  LC_MEASUREMENT=en_US.UTF-8
  LC_IDENTIFICATION="en_US.UTF-8"
  LC_ALL=

  The LANGUAGE variable in this case is using the rules from
  https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/html_node/The-LANGUAGE-
  variable.html

  When running "aptitude" or "apt-get" or "apt install", the messages
  that come back are in German.  If you strace those commands, you'll
  see apt trying to search for an en_US or en catalog, finding none, and
  falling down to the 2nd language in the list: "de" or German.

  If you run:
  $ LANGUAGE="" apt-get update

  Then the messages come back in English, because the system's fallen
  back to the "C" locale.

  apt should also properly ship an en_US language catalog.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
  Package: apt 1.5.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-32.35-generic 4.13.13
  Uname: Linux 4.13.0-32-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.7
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Jan 29 08:31:38 2018
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-04-27 (276 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
  SourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2018-01-29 (0 days ago)

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