How To Install lokalize on Debian 10

Learn how to install lokalize on Debian 10 with this tutorial. lokalize is computer-aided translation system

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lokalize on Debian 10.

What is lokalize

lokalize is:

Lokalize is a computer-aided translation system that focuses on productivity and quality assurance. It has components usual for CAT tools: translation memory, glossary, and also a unique translation merging (synchronization) capability. It is primarily targeted at software translation and also integrates external conversion tools for office document translation. Lokalize is a replacement of KBabel.

This package is part of the KDE Software Development Kit module.

There are three methods to install lokalize on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install lokalize Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install lokalize

Install lokalize Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lokalize

Install lokalize 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 lokalize using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lokalize

How To Uninstall lokalize on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove lokalize

Uninstall lokalize And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lokalize and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lokalize

Remove lokalize Configurations and Data

To remove lokalize configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lokalize

Remove lokalize configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lokalize

Dependencies

lokalize have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lokalize package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.