How To Install gettext on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gettext on Ubuntu.
What is gettext
gettext is:
Interesting for authors or maintainers of other packages or programs which they want to see internationalized.
There are three methods to install gettext on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gettext Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gettext using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gettext
Install gettext Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gettext using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gettext
Install gettext Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gettext using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gettext
How To Uninstall gettext on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the gettext package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gettext
Uninstall gettext And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gettext and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gettext
Remove gettext Configurations and Data
To remove gettext configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gettext
Remove gettext configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gettext configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gettext
Dependencies
gettext have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gettext package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.