How To Install i18nspector on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install i18nspector on Ubuntu 22.04. i18nspector is checking tool for gettext POT, PO and MO files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install i18nspector on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is i18nspector

i18nspector is:

i18nspector is a tool for checking translation templates (POT), message catalogues (PO) and compiled message catalogues (MO) files for common problems. These files are used by the GNU gettext translation functions and tools in many different development environments.

Checks include: incorrect or inconsistent character encoding, missing headers, incorrect language codes and improper plural forms.

This tool was formerly known as gettext-inspector.

There are three methods to install i18nspector on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install i18nspector Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install i18nspector using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install i18nspector

Install i18nspector Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install i18nspector using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install i18nspector

Install i18nspector 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 i18nspector using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install i18nspector

How To Uninstall i18nspector on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the i18nspector package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove i18nspector

Uninstall i18nspector And Its Dependencies

To uninstall i18nspector and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove i18nspector

Remove i18nspector Configurations and Data

To remove i18nspector configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge i18nspector

Remove i18nspector configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove i18nspector configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge i18nspector

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install i18nspector package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.