How To Install wikitrans on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install wikitrans on Ubuntu 20.04. wikitrans is MediaWiki markup translator (utility)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wikitrans on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is wikitrans

wikitrans is:

This package provides Python framework for translating WikiMedia articles to various formats. The present version supports conversions to plain text, HTML, and Texinfo formats.

This package contains the command line utility.

There are three methods to install wikitrans on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install wikitrans Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wikitrans

Install wikitrans Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install wikitrans using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install wikitrans

Install wikitrans 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 wikitrans using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wikitrans

How To Uninstall wikitrans on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the wikitrans package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove wikitrans

Uninstall wikitrans And Its Dependencies

To uninstall wikitrans and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wikitrans

Remove wikitrans Configurations and Data

To remove wikitrans configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge wikitrans

Remove wikitrans configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wikitrans

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install wikitrans package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.