How To Install thunderbird-locale-zh-hans on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install thunderbird-locale-zh-hans on Ubuntu 18.04. thunderbird-locale-zh-hans is Simplified Chinese language pack for Thunderbird

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install thunderbird-locale-zh-hans on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is thunderbird-locale-zh-hans

thunderbird-locale-zh-hans is:

This package contains Simplified Chinese translations and search plugins for Thunderbird

There are three methods to install thunderbird-locale-zh-hans 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 thunderbird-locale-zh-hans Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install thunderbird-locale-zh-hans using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install thunderbird-locale-zh-hans

Install thunderbird-locale-zh-hans Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install thunderbird-locale-zh-hans using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install thunderbird-locale-zh-hans

Install thunderbird-locale-zh-hans 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 thunderbird-locale-zh-hans using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install thunderbird-locale-zh-hans

How To Uninstall thunderbird-locale-zh-hans on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the thunderbird-locale-zh-hans package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove thunderbird-locale-zh-hans

Uninstall thunderbird-locale-zh-hans And Its Dependencies

To uninstall thunderbird-locale-zh-hans and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove thunderbird-locale-zh-hans

Remove thunderbird-locale-zh-hans Configurations and Data

To remove thunderbird-locale-zh-hans configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge thunderbird-locale-zh-hans

Remove thunderbird-locale-zh-hans configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove thunderbird-locale-zh-hans configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge thunderbird-locale-zh-hans

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install thunderbird-locale-zh-hans package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.