How To Install gettext-lint on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install gettext-lint on Debian 9. gettext-lint is Collection of tools for checking PO and POT files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gettext-lint on Debian 9.

What is gettext-lint

gettext-lint is:

Gettext-lint provides an assorted collection of tools that make it easy to check the consistency, validity and spelling of gettext files (both PO and POT).

This package includes: * POFileStatus - PO file validator and status reporting * POFileChecker - searches for common mistakes in PO files * POFileConsistency - PO file consistency checks * POFileEquiv - PO file glossary generator * POFileGlossary - search for translation errors against a glossary * POFileFill - automatically translate a PO file based on other files * POFileSpell - PO file spell checker * POFileClean - eliminates untranslated strings

There are three methods to install gettext-lint on Debian 9. 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-lint 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-lint using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gettext-lint

Install gettext-lint Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gettext-lint

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

sudo aptitude -y install gettext-lint

How To Uninstall gettext-lint on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove gettext-lint

Uninstall gettext-lint And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gettext-lint and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gettext-lint

Remove gettext-lint Configurations and Data

To remove gettext-lint configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gettext-lint

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

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

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

Dependencies

gettext-lint have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gettext-lint package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.