How To Install dict-freedict-eng-ita on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install dict-freedict-eng-ita on Debian 9. dict-freedict-eng-ita is English-Italian dictionary for the dict server/client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dict-freedict-eng-ita on Debian 9.

What is dict-freedict-eng-ita

dict-freedict-eng-ita is:

This is the English-Italian dictionary from the FreeDict project in version 0.1.1 (FreeDict status: too small). It contains 4500 headwords. It can be used for the dict server in conjunction with a dict client.

There are three methods to install dict-freedict-eng-ita on Debian 9. 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-ita 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-ita using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install dict-freedict-eng-ita Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

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

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

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

How To Uninstall dict-freedict-eng-ita on Debian 9

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

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

Uninstall dict-freedict-eng-ita And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dict-freedict-eng-ita and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

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

Remove dict-freedict-eng-ita Configurations and Data

To remove dict-freedict-eng-ita configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

dict-freedict-eng-ita have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dict-freedict-eng-ita package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.