How To Install python3-translate on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-translate on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-translate is Toolkit assisting in the localization of software (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-translate on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-translate

python3-translate is:

The Translate Toolkit is a Python library and a set of software designed to help make the lives of localizers both more productive and less frustrating.

The software includes programs to convert localization formats to the common PO format and programs to check and manage PO files and utilities to create word counts, merge translations and perform various checks on PO files.

Supported localization storage formats are: DTD, properties, OpenOffice.org GSI/SDF, CSV, MO, Qt .ts and of course PO and XLIFF.

This package includes the Translate Toolkit modules for Python 3.

There are three methods to install python3-translate 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 python3-translate Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-translate using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-translate

Install python3-translate Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-translate using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-translate

Install python3-translate 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 python3-translate using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-translate

How To Uninstall python3-translate on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python3-translate package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-translate

Uninstall python3-translate And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-translate and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-translate

Remove python3-translate Configurations and Data

To remove python3-translate configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-translate

Remove python3-translate configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-translate configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-translate

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-translate package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.