How To Install libkf5i18n-data on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5i18n-data on Ubuntu 18.04. libkf5i18n-data is Advanced internationalization framework.

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5i18n-data on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libkf5i18n-data

libkf5i18n-data is:

Ki18n is the KDE internationalization system for user-interface text. It enables localization of user-visible strings, including locale-aware argument substitution and formatting. Ki18n is built atop the widely used Gettext internationalization system, making the workflow familiar to both programmers and translators. It can be considered a Gettext-wrapper for code based on the Qt library, but it also provides additional functionality over basic Gettext.

This package contains the translations.

There are three methods to install libkf5i18n-data 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 libkf5i18n-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libkf5i18n-data using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libkf5i18n-data

Install libkf5i18n-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libkf5i18n-data using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libkf5i18n-data

Install libkf5i18n-data 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 libkf5i18n-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libkf5i18n-data

How To Uninstall libkf5i18n-data on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libkf5i18n-data package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libkf5i18n-data

Uninstall libkf5i18n-data And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libkf5i18n-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libkf5i18n-data

Remove libkf5i18n-data Configurations and Data

To remove libkf5i18n-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libkf5i18n-data

Remove libkf5i18n-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libkf5i18n-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libkf5i18n-data

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libkf5i18n-data package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.