Installing Language Packs

Instructions for installing language packs to add new system message sounds

By default, MikoPBX ships with a limited set of languages for system messages. Language packs allow you to expand this set - adding voice files in the desired language and making them available for use in IVR menus, call queues, and other telephony elements.

This article walks through the installation of a language pack using Japanese as an example.

1. First, you need to register in the MikoPBX Marketplace. Instructions are available here.

2. Go to Modules → Module marketplace.

"Module marketplace" section

1. In the Marketplace section, find the language pack you need (Japanese in this guide) and install it.

Installing a language pack in the MikoPBX Marketplace

After installation, the corresponding set of sound files will be downloaded to the disk at /storage/usbdisk1/mikopbx/media/sounds/ja-jp (for Japanese).

~# cd /storage/usbdisk1/mikopbx/media/sounds/ja-jp
/storage/usbdisk1/mikopbx/media/sounds/ja-jp# ls -la
total 84432
drwxr-xr-x  8 root root  135168 Apr 28 14:20 .
drwxr-xr-x 28 root root    4096 Apr 28 14:19 ..
-rw-r--r--  1 root root    9676 Apr 28 14:20 activated.alaw
-rw-r--r--  1 root root    9676 Apr 28 14:20 activated.g722
-rw-r--r--  1 root root    1980 Apr 28 14:20 activated.gsm
-rw-r--r--  1 root root    7000 Apr 28 14:20 activated.opus
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   19246 Apr 28 14:20 activated.sln
-rw-r--r--  1 root root     493 Apr 28 14:20 .activated.sound-meta
-rw-r--r--  1 root root    9676 Apr 28 14:20 activated.ulaw
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   19212 Apr 28 14:20 activated.wav
-rw-r--r--  1 root root    7928 Apr 28 14:20 added.alaw
-rw-r--r--  1 root root    7928 Apr 28 14:20 added.g722
-rw-r--r--  1 root root    1617 Apr 28 14:20 added.gsm
-rw-r--r--  1 root root    5797 Apr 28 14:20 added.opus
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   15748 Apr 28 14:20 added.sln
-rw-r--r--  1 root root     489 Apr 28 14:20 .added.sound-meta
-rw-r--r--  1 root root    7928 Apr 28 14:20 added.ulaw
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   15714 Apr 28 14:20 added.wav
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   52772 Apr 28 14:20 agent-alreadyon.alaw
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   52772 Apr 28 14:20 agent-alreadyon.g722
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   10890 Apr 28 14:20 agent-alreadyon.gsm
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   36010 Apr 28 14:20 agent-alreadyon.opus
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  105436 Apr 28 14:20 agent-alreadyon.sln
-rw-r--r--  1 root root     499 Apr 28 14:20 .agent-alreadyon.sound-meta
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   52772 Apr 28 14:20 agent-alreadyon.ulaw
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  105402 Apr 28 14:20 agent-alreadyon.wav
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   52748 Apr 28 14:20 agent-incorrect.alaw
...

Activating the Language Pack

1. Go to the Installed Modules tab and enable the installed language pack module.

Enabling a module with a language pack

1. Go to System → General settings.

"General settings" section

1. On the Main tab, locate the Language of system audio messages field and select your language.

Click Save.

Selecting a language for audio messages

The Asterisk service will restart and the system message language will be updated accordingly.