How To Install dl10n on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dl10n on Kali Linux.

What is dl10n

dl10n is:

dl10n is the debian localization project. This package contains all the relevant infrastructure and tools. Of course, most people won’t really need the server side part on their machine, but given the size of the package, there is no need for a split.

This package contains the main libraries of po4a, and the following tools:

• dl10n-check: dig into the source packages looking for stuff to translate
• dl10n-bot: reads the translator mailing lists seeking for status update
• dl10n-txt: generate textual statistic views
• dl10n-html: generates the debian web pages

There are three methods to install dl10n on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install dl10n Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install dl10n using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dl10n

Install dl10n Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dl10n using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dl10n

Install dl10n Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install dl10n using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dl10n

How To Uninstall dl10n on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dl10n package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dl10n

Uninstall dl10n And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dl10n and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dl10n

Remove dl10n Configurations and Data

To remove dl10n configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dl10n

Remove dl10n configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dl10n configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dl10n

Dependencies

dl10n have the following dependencies:

• perl
• gettext
• liblocale-gettext-perl
• perl-modules
• libwww-perl
• libmailtools-perl
• libtimedate-perl

References

• dl10n website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dl10n package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.