How To Install debconf-i18n on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install debconf-i18n on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is debconf-i18n
debconf-i18n is:
This package provides full internationalization for debconf, including translations into all available languages, support for using translated debconf templates, and support for proper display of multibyte character sets.
There are three methods to install debconf-i18n 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 debconf-i18n Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install debconf-i18n using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install debconf-i18n
Install debconf-i18n Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install debconf-i18n using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install debconf-i18n
Install debconf-i18n 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 debconf-i18n using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install debconf-i18n
How To Uninstall debconf-i18n on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the debconf-i18n package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove debconf-i18n
Uninstall debconf-i18n And Its Dependencies
To uninstall debconf-i18n and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove debconf-i18n
Remove debconf-i18n Configurations and Data
To remove debconf-i18n configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge debconf-i18n
Remove debconf-i18n configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove debconf-i18n configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge debconf-i18n
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install debconf-i18n package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
