How To Install translate-shell on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install translate-shell on Ubuntu 20.04.
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, DeepL Translator 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 Ubuntu 20.04. 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-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 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-shell using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install translate-shell
How To Uninstall translate-shell on Ubuntu 20.04
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 Ubuntu 20.04, 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 Ubuntu 20.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install translate-shell package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
