How To Install xfce4-dict-plugin on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-dict-plugin in Fedora 36. xfce4-dict-plugin is Xfce panel plugin to query a Dict server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-dict-plugin on Fedora 36.

What is `xfce4-dict-plugin`

Xfce4 Dictionary is a client program to query different dictionaries. It can query a Dict server (RFC 2229), open online dictionaries in a web browser or verify the spelling of a word using enchant. This package contains the plugin for the Xfce panel.

We can use yum or dnf to install xfce4-dict-plugin on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xfce4-dict-plugin.

Install xfce4-dict-plugin on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install xfce4-dict-plugin using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xfce4-dict-plugin

Install xfce4-dict-plugin on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install xfce4-dict-plugin using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xfce4-dict-plugin

How To Uninstall xfce4-dict-plugin on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the xfce4-dict-plugin package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xfce4-dict-plugin

xfce4-dict-plugin Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/0d
/usr/lib/.build-id/0d/2b4693d0be61fc025835a5d9659eb97be9b7dd
/usr/lib64/xfce4/panel/plugins/libxfce4dict.so
/usr/share/xfce4/panel/plugins/xfce4-dict-plugin.desktop

References

xfce4-dict-plugin website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xfce4-dict-plugin on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).