How To Install dictem on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install dictem on Debian 9. dictem is Dict client for emacs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dictem on Debian 9.

What is dictem

dictem is:

DictEm implements all functions of the client part of Dictionary Server Protocol(DICT) protocol (RFC-2229, www.dict.org), i.e looking up words and definitions, obtaining information about available strategies, provided databases, information about DICT server etc.

It uses autocompletion that is used for selecting dictionary and search strategy. Moreover, DictEm provides several hooks which may be used for buffer postprocessing.

There are three methods to install dictem 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 dictem Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dictem

Install dictem Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dictem using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dictem

Install dictem 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 dictem using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dictem

How To Uninstall dictem on Debian 9

To uninstall only the dictem package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dictem

Uninstall dictem And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dictem and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dictem

Remove dictem Configurations and Data

To remove dictem configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dictem

Remove dictem configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dictem

Dependencies

dictem have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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