How To Install ruby-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 ruby-gettext on Ubuntu.
What is ruby-gettext
ruby-gettext is:
This Ruby package is a localization library and toolset modeled after GNU gettext, and with a similar simple API.
It provides:
- rxgettext - creates gettext-compatible PO files from Ruby scripts;
- rmsginit - create a new PO file with user’s environment and input;
- rmsgfmt - creates a MO file from a PO file;
- rmsgmerge - extracts translatable strings from Ruby scripts.
There are three methods to install ruby-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 ruby-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 ruby-gettext using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-gettext
Install ruby-gettext Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-gettext using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-gettext
Install ruby-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 ruby-gettext using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-gettext
How To Uninstall ruby-gettext on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the ruby-gettext package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-gettext
Uninstall ruby-gettext And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-gettext and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-gettext
Remove ruby-gettext Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-gettext configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-gettext
Remove ruby-gettext configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-gettext configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-gettext
Dependencies
ruby-gettext have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-gettext package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.