How To Install utf8-migration-tool on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install utf8-migration-tool on Ubuntu 18.04. utf8-migration-tool is Debian UTF-8 migration wizard

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install utf8-migration-tool on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is utf8-migration-tool

utf8-migration-tool is:

This wizard upgrades legacy system locales to their UTF-8 equivalent. It also informs users whenever files in their home directory still utilize legacy encodings.

There are three methods to install utf8-migration-tool 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 utf8-migration-tool Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install utf8-migration-tool using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install utf8-migration-tool

Install utf8-migration-tool Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install utf8-migration-tool using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install utf8-migration-tool

Install utf8-migration-tool 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 utf8-migration-tool using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install utf8-migration-tool

How To Uninstall utf8-migration-tool on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the utf8-migration-tool package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove utf8-migration-tool

Uninstall utf8-migration-tool And Its Dependencies

To uninstall utf8-migration-tool and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove utf8-migration-tool

Remove utf8-migration-tool Configurations and Data

To remove utf8-migration-tool configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge utf8-migration-tool

Remove utf8-migration-tool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove utf8-migration-tool configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge utf8-migration-tool

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install utf8-migration-tool package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.