Debconf Translation Manager
A GTK4/Adwaita tool for managing Debconf template translations in Debian and Ubuntu.
Features
- Dashboard — Overview of translation status per language with statistics
- Package Browser — Browse untranslated packages sorted by popularity (popcon)
- Built-in PO Editor — Edit translations inline with source/translation side-by-side
- Review Board — Track debconf templates under review on l10n.debian.org
- BTS Submission — Generate bug reports for submitting translations
- CLI — Command-line interface for status checks and batch operations
Installation
PyPI / pipx (Debian/Ubuntu)
Install GTK4, libadwaita and the system PyGObject bindings first; pip cannot install these native system libraries:
sudo apt install python3-gi gir1.2-gtk-4.0 gir1.2-adw-1 pipx
pipx install --system-site-packages debconf-translator
From .deb package (Debian/Ubuntu)
# Add the repository
echo "deb https://yeager.github.io/debian-repo/ stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yeager.list
sudo apt update && sudo apt install debconf-translator
From .rpm package (Fedora)
sudo dnf install debconf-translator
From source
pip install .
debconf-translator
Usage
GUI
debconf-translator
CLI
# Check translation status
debconf-translator status sv
debconf-translator status sv --json
# Download untranslated templates
debconf-translator fetch sv -o ./translations/
# Show packages under review
debconf-translator reviews
Keyboard Shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+1 | Dashboard |
| Ctrl+2 | Packages |
| Ctrl+3 | Review Board |
| Ctrl+4 | Submit |
| Ctrl+T | Toggle Dark Theme |
| Ctrl+Q | Quit |
Translation
Translations are managed on Transifex.
License
GPL-3.0-or-later
Author
Daniel Nylander daniel@danielnylander.se
1 maintainer
Metadata
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