How To Install python-translate on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-translate on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-translate
python-translate is:
The Translate Toolkit is a Python library and a set of software designed to help make the lives of localizers both more productive and less frustrating.
The software includes programs to convert localization formats to the common PO format and programs to check and manage PO files and utilities to create word counts, merge translations and perform various checks on PO files.
Supported localization storage formats are: DTD, properties, OpenOffice.org GSI/SDF, CSV, MO, Qt .ts and of course PO and XLIFF.
This package includes the Translate Toolkit modules for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-translate on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-translate Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-translate using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-translate
Install python-translate Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-translate using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-translate
Install python-translate 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 python-translate using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-translate
How To Uninstall python-translate on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-translate package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-translate
Uninstall python-translate And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-translate and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-translate
Remove python-translate Configurations and Data
To remove python-translate configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-translate
Remove python-translate configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-translate configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-translate
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-translate package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
