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+Detect which language and locale you are using:
+`echo $LANG`
+`echo $LANGUAGE`
+
+Now determine what Lynis detected or is configured for: lynis show language
+The two-letter string determines the language and can also be configured in your custom.prf (language=XY).
+
+* Step 1. To start the translation, clone the GitHub project.
+* Step 2. Go to db/languages
+* Step 3. Copy the "en" file and give the new file the short two-letter name of your language
+* Step 4. Perform the translations
+* Step 5. Create a pull request - https://help.github.com/articles/creating-a-pull-request/
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