How To Install goi18n on Debian 10

Learn how to install goi18n on Debian 10 with this tutorial. goi18n is Formats and merges translation files for Go

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install goi18n on Debian 10.

What is goi18n

goi18n is:

go-i18n is a Go package and a command that helps you translate Go programs into multiple languages.

  • Supports pluralized strings for all 200+ languages in the Unicode Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR).
  • Code and tests are automatically generated from CLDR data
  • Supports strings with named variables using text/template syntax.
  • Translation files are simple JSON or YAML.

This package contains the /usr/bin/goi18n command which provides functionality for managing the translation process.

There are three methods to install goi18n on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install goi18n Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install goi18n using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install goi18n

Install goi18n Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install goi18n using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install goi18n

Install goi18n 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 goi18n using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install goi18n

How To Uninstall goi18n on Debian 10

To uninstall only the goi18n package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove goi18n

Uninstall goi18n And Its Dependencies

To uninstall goi18n and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove goi18n

Remove goi18n Configurations and Data

To remove goi18n configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge goi18n

Remove goi18n configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove goi18n configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge goi18n

Dependencies

goi18n have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install goi18n package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.