How To Install itstool on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install itstool on Kali Linux. itstool is tool for translating XML documents with PO files

Introduction

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

What is itstool

itstool is:

ITS Tool allows you to translate your XML documents with PO files, using rules from the W3C Internationalization Tag Set (ITS) to determine what to translate and how to separate it into PO file messages.

ITS Tool is designed to make XML documents translatable through PO files by applying standard ITS rules, as well as extension rules specific to ITS Tool. ITS also provides an industry standard way for authors to override translation information in their documents, such as whether a particular element should be translated.

There are three methods to install itstool 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 itstool Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install itstool

Install itstool Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install itstool

Install itstool 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 itstool using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install itstool

How To Uninstall itstool on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove itstool

Uninstall itstool And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove itstool

Remove itstool Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge itstool

Remove itstool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge itstool

Dependencies

itstool have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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