How To Install translate-shell on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install translate-shell on Kali Linux.

What is translate-shell

translate-shell is:

Translate Shell (formerly Google Translate CLI) is a command-line translator powered by Google Translate (default), Bing Translator, Yandex.Translate and Apertium. It gives you easy access to one of these translation engines in your terminal.

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

Install translate-shell Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install translate-shell

Install translate-shell Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install translate-shell

Install translate-shell Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install translate-shell

How To Uninstall translate-shell on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove translate-shell

Uninstall translate-shell And Its Dependencies

To uninstall translate-shell and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove translate-shell

Remove translate-shell Configurations and Data

To remove translate-shell configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge translate-shell

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

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

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

Dependencies

translate-shell have the following dependencies:

• gawk
• libfribidi-bin

References

• translate-shell website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install translate-shell package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.