How To Install intltool-debian on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install intltool-debian on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is intltool-debian
intltool-debian is:
Intltool is a bunch of scripts written by the GNOME project to internationalize many different file formats. This package is a slightly modified version which adds support for RFC822 compliant config files, e.g. Debconf templates files.
There are three methods to install intltool-debian 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 intltool-debian Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install intltool-debian using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install intltool-debian
Install intltool-debian Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install intltool-debian using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install intltool-debian
Install intltool-debian 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 intltool-debian using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install intltool-debian
How To Uninstall intltool-debian on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the intltool-debian package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove intltool-debian
Uninstall intltool-debian And Its Dependencies
To uninstall intltool-debian and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove intltool-debian
Remove intltool-debian Configurations and Data
To remove intltool-debian configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge intltool-debian
Remove intltool-debian configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove intltool-debian configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge intltool-debian
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install intltool-debian package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
