How To Install gettext-base on Debian 12

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gettext-base on Debian 12.

What is gettext-base

gettext-base is:

This package includes the gettext and ngettext programs which allow other packages to internationalize the messages given by shell scripts.

There are three methods to install gettext-base on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gettext-base Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gettext-base

Install gettext-base Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gettext-base

Install gettext-base 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 gettext-base using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gettext-base

How To Uninstall gettext-base on Debian 12

To uninstall only the gettext-base package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gettext-base

Uninstall gettext-base And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gettext-base and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gettext-base

Remove gettext-base Configurations and Data

To remove gettext-base configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gettext-base

Remove gettext-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gettext-base

Dependencies

gettext-base have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• gettext-base website
• gettext-base on packages.debian.org

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gettext-base package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.