How To Install dict-freedict-eng-dan on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install dict-freedict-eng-dan on Ubuntu 22.04. dict-freedict-eng-dan is English-Danish dictionary for the dict server/client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dict-freedict-eng-dan on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is dict-freedict-eng-dan

dict-freedict-eng-dan is:

This is the English-Danish dictionary from the FreeDict project. It contains 411 headwords (FreeDict status: too small). It can be either used with the dictd server and a dict client or with GoldenDict.

There are three methods to install dict-freedict-eng-dan 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 dict-freedict-eng-dan Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install dict-freedict-eng-dan using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dict-freedict-eng-dan

Install dict-freedict-eng-dan Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dict-freedict-eng-dan using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dict-freedict-eng-dan

Install dict-freedict-eng-dan 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 dict-freedict-eng-dan using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dict-freedict-eng-dan

How To Uninstall dict-freedict-eng-dan on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the dict-freedict-eng-dan package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dict-freedict-eng-dan

Uninstall dict-freedict-eng-dan And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dict-freedict-eng-dan and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dict-freedict-eng-dan

Remove dict-freedict-eng-dan Configurations and Data

To remove dict-freedict-eng-dan configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dict-freedict-eng-dan

Remove dict-freedict-eng-dan configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dict-freedict-eng-dan configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dict-freedict-eng-dan

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Summary

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