This bug was fixed in the package gcompris - 8.4.12-1ubuntu2
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gcompris (8.4.12-1ubuntu2) karmic; urgency=low
[Jordan Mantha]
* Re-enabled gnet support in debian/control and debian/rules as it has been
promoted to Main.
[Ben Crisford]
* Added dependency on gnome lang pac
Thomas, thank you very much for your report and working on solutions.
** Changed in: gcompris (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Medium
Status: New => Confirmed
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gcompris installation only partially functional on Kubuntu
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/252319
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Additional info:
"Click on a letter" does not work for English (UK), either. I ran strace on
gcompris while trying this and found that gcompris does indeed find the correct
ogg vorbis file for the welcome message of the game
("/usr/share/gcompris/boards/voices/en/misc/click_on_letter.ogg") and