How To Install itstool on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install itstool on Debian 11.
What is itstool
itstool is:
ITS Tool allows you to translate your XML documents with PO files, using rules from the W3C Internationalization Tag Set (ITS) to determine what to translate and how to separate it into PO file messages.
ITS Tool is designed to make XML documents translatable through PO files by applying standard ITS rules, as well as extension rules specific to ITS Tool. ITS also provides an industry standard way for authors to override translation information in their documents, such as whether a particular element should be translated.
There are three methods to install itstool on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install itstool Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install itstool using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install itstool
Install itstool Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install itstool using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install itstool
Install itstool 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 itstool using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install itstool
How To Uninstall itstool on Debian 11
To uninstall only the itstool package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove itstool
Uninstall itstool And Its Dependencies
To uninstall itstool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove itstool
Remove itstool Configurations and Data
To remove itstool configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge itstool
Remove itstool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove itstool configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge itstool
Dependencies
itstool have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install itstool package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
