How To Install dico-dev on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install dico-dev on Debian 11. dico-dev is RFC 2229 compliant modular dictionary server (development files)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dico-dev on Debian 11.

What is dico-dev

dico-dev is:

GNU Dico is an implementation of the DICT protocol as defined in RFC 2229. It is fully modular: the daemon itself (dicod) provides only the server functionality, and knows nothing about database formats. Actual searches are performed by functions supplied in loadable modules. A single module can serve one or more databases.

This package contains the header files, static libraries, and symbolic links needed for development.

There are three methods to install dico-dev on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install dico-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dico-dev

Install dico-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dico-dev

Install dico-dev 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install dico-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dico-dev

How To Uninstall dico-dev on Debian 11

To uninstall only the dico-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dico-dev

Uninstall dico-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dico-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dico-dev

Remove dico-dev Configurations and Data

To remove dico-dev configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dico-dev

Remove dico-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dico-dev

Dependencies

dico-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dico-dev package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.