Libre Translate is a free and open-source translation service that is compatible with various languages. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Libre Translate on Elementary OS Latest.
Open the terminal on your Elementary OS by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T or by searching for "Terminal" in the applications menu.
Before installing Libre Translate, make sure to update the package list and upgrade any outdated packages by running the following commands:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
Libre Translate requires python3 and python3-pip packages to be installed. To install these packages, run the following command:
sudo apt install python3 python3-pip
Now we can install Libre Translate by running the following command:
sudo pip3 install libretranslate-cli
To verify that Libre Translate has been installed correctly, run the following command:
libretranslate-cli --help
If the installation was successful, you should see the Libre Translate help menu.
You are now ready to use Libre Translate. To translate text from one language to another, run the following command:
libretranslate-cli --source <source_language> --target <target_language> "text to translate"
Replace <source_language> with the language you want to translate from, <target_language> with the language you want to translate to, and "text to translate" with the text you want to translate. For example, to translate "Hello world" from English to Spanish, you would run the following command:
libretranslate-cli --source en --target es "Hello world"
You should see the translated text displayed in the terminal.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Libre Translate on your Elementary OS Latest and are now able to use it to translate text.
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