Moodle 2.0

Configuring Your Site
The biggest task in localizing Moodle consists of translating these language files into
the appropriate language. Some translations are surprisingly complete. For example,
most of the interface has been translated to Irish Gaelic, even though this language is
used daily by only about 350,000 people. This is the nature of open source software:
it's not always the largest group of users who get what they want, but often the most
active group.
Installing and enabling additional languages
Using the Site Administration menu, you can install additional languages and make
them available to your users. In the following subsections, we'll cover the installation
of an additional language and configuration of the language settings.
Installing additional languages
To install additional languages, you must be connected to the Internet. Then, follow
the steps shown below:
1. Select Settings | Site Administration | Language | Language packs. A list
of all available language packs is displayed:
2. From the list of available languages on the right, select the language that you
want to install.
3. Click on the button for Install selected language pack. Moodle retrieves the
most recent version of the language pack from the Web and installs it. This is
why Moodle must be connected to the Web to use this feature. If Moodle is
not connected, you will need to manually download the language pack and
copy it into the /lang directory yourself.
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