How To Install gettext-el on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gettext-el on Ubuntu 18.04. gettext-el is Emacs po-mode for editing gettext .po files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gettext-el on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is gettext-el

gettext-el is:

This package contains po-mode.el for easy .po editing using emacs.

There are three methods to install gettext-el on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install gettext-el 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-el using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gettext-el

Install gettext-el Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gettext-el

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

sudo aptitude -y install gettext-el

How To Uninstall gettext-el on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove gettext-el

Uninstall gettext-el And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gettext-el and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gettext-el

Remove gettext-el Configurations and Data

To remove gettext-el configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gettext-el

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gettext-el package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.