How To Install translate on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install translate on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is translate
translate is:
It looks up a word in a file with language-to-language translations (field separator should be " :: ") and maintains local dictionaries. So it should be easy to add more languages, if you have such a dictionary.
There are three methods to install 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 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 translate using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install translate
Install translate Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install translate using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install translate
Install 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 translate using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install translate
How To Uninstall translate on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the translate package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove translate
Uninstall translate And Its Dependencies
To uninstall translate and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove translate
Remove translate Configurations and Data
To remove translate configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge translate
Remove translate configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove translate configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge translate
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install translate package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
