How To Install sphinx-intl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install sphinx-intl on Ubuntu 18.04. sphinx-intl is translation support utility for Sphinx

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sphinx-intl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is sphinx-intl

sphinx-intl is:

sphinx-intl is a utility tool that provides several features that make it easy to translate and to apply translation to Sphinx generated document.

(Optional: support the Transifex service for translation with Sphinx)

There are three methods to install sphinx-intl 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 sphinx-intl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sphinx-intl

Install sphinx-intl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sphinx-intl

Install sphinx-intl 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 sphinx-intl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sphinx-intl

How To Uninstall sphinx-intl on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the sphinx-intl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sphinx-intl

Uninstall sphinx-intl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sphinx-intl

Remove sphinx-intl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge sphinx-intl

Remove sphinx-intl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sphinx-intl

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Summary

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