How To Install gtranslator on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtranslator on Kali Linux. gtranslator is PO-file editor for the GNOME Desktop

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtranslator on Kali Linux.

What is gtranslator

gtranslator is:

GNOME Translation Editor is a po file editor which makes translating gettext applications as easy as possible, even for people with no translation experience.

It supports the usage of translation memories, syntax highlighting, spell checking, undoing of insertions and deletions, and general integration with the GNOME Desktop.

There are three methods to install gtranslator 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 gtranslator Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gtranslator

Install gtranslator Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gtranslator using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gtranslator

Install gtranslator 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 gtranslator using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gtranslator

How To Uninstall gtranslator on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gtranslator package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gtranslator

Uninstall gtranslator And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gtranslator

Remove gtranslator Configurations and Data

To remove gtranslator configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gtranslator

Remove gtranslator configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gtranslator

Dependencies

gtranslator have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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