How To Install dictionary-el on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install dictionary-el on Debian 11. dictionary-el is transitional dummy package, dictionary-el to elpa-dictionary

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dictionary-el on Debian 11.

What is dictionary-el

dictionary-el is:

This dummy package may be safely removed.

There are three methods to install dictionary-el 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 dictionary-el Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dictionary-el

Install dictionary-el Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dictionary-el

Install dictionary-el 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 dictionary-el using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dictionary-el

How To Uninstall dictionary-el on Debian 11

To uninstall only the dictionary-el package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dictionary-el

Uninstall dictionary-el And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dictionary-el

Remove dictionary-el Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dictionary-el

Remove dictionary-el configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dictionary-el

Dependencies

dictionary-el have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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