i18n folder missing after installation of magento 2

[Krekar]

I have no i18n folder under app so I can not install any language packs? Any ideas? I have installed using softaculus on a2 hosting. Is there anything I am not understanding?

[Damian Culotta]

Hi @Krekar,

You should install language packs using composer. In that case, modules (becasue lanaguge packs are modules too) will be placed into /vendor directory.

Another option is to create you own package or install an existing one into: /app/i18n/

I'll recommend you to read http://devdocs.magento.com/guides/v2.1/frontend-dev-guide/translations/xlate.html

[Suman Kar]

In Magento2 there are 2 ways to install Component(Module, Theme, Language Pack).

1 . Through Composer

2 . Manually Installation.

Composer installation 

http://devdocs.magento.com/guides/v2.1/cloud/howtos/install-components.html

https://magento.stackexchange.com/questions/117448/install-extension-using-composer-magento-2

Manual Installation 

Step 1: Download/purchase the extension

Step 2: Unzip the file in a temporary directory

Step 3: Upload it to your Magento installation root directory

Step 4: Disable the cache under System­ >> Cache Management

Step 5: Enter the following at the command line:

php ­f bin/magento setup:upgrade