How To Install libkf5i18n-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5i18n-dev on Debian 9. libkf5i18n-dev is Advanced internationalization framework.

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5i18n-dev on Debian 9.

What is libkf5i18n-dev

libkf5i18n-dev is:

Ki18n is the KDE internationalization system for user-interface text. It enables localization of user-visible strings, including locale-aware argument substitution and formatting. Ki18n is built atop the widely used Gettext internationalization system, making the workflow familiar to both programmers and translators. It can be considered a Gettext-wrapper for code based on the Qt library, but it also provides additional functionality over basic Gettext.

Contains development files for ki18n.

There are three methods to install libkf5i18n-dev on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libkf5i18n-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkf5i18n-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkf5i18n-dev

Install libkf5i18n-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkf5i18n-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkf5i18n-dev

Install libkf5i18n-dev 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libkf5i18n-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkf5i18n-dev

How To Uninstall libkf5i18n-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libkf5i18n-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkf5i18n-dev

Uninstall libkf5i18n-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkf5i18n-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkf5i18n-dev

Remove libkf5i18n-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libkf5i18n-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkf5i18n-dev

Remove libkf5i18n-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkf5i18n-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkf5i18n-dev

Dependencies

libkf5i18n-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5i18n-dev package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.