How To Install ruby-gettext on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-gettext on Debian 11. ruby-gettext is gettext for Ruby

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-gettext on Debian 11.

What is ruby-gettext

ruby-gettext is:

This Ruby package is a localization library and toolset modeled after GNU gettext, and with a similar simple API.

It provides:

  • rxgettext - creates gettext-compatible PO files from Ruby scripts;
  • rmsginit - create a new PO file with user’s environment and input;
  • rmsgfmt - creates a MO file from a PO file;
  • rmsgmerge - extracts translatable strings from Ruby scripts.

There are three methods to install ruby-gettext on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ruby-gettext Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-gettext

Install ruby-gettext Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-gettext

Install ruby-gettext 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 ruby-gettext using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-gettext

How To Uninstall ruby-gettext on Debian 11

To uninstall only the ruby-gettext package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-gettext

Uninstall ruby-gettext And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-gettext and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-gettext

Remove ruby-gettext Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-gettext configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-gettext

Remove ruby-gettext configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-gettext

Dependencies

ruby-gettext have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-gettext package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.