How To Install libgdict-1.0-10 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdict-1.0-10 on Debian 9. libgdict-1.0-10 is GNOME Dictionary base library - runtime

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdict-1.0-10 on Debian 9.

What is libgdict-1.0-10

libgdict-1.0-10 is:

This package contains the library used by the GNOME dictionary utility, and other applications providing similar functionality.

There are three methods to install libgdict-1.0-10 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 libgdict-1.0-10 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgdict-1.0-10 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgdict-1.0-10

Install libgdict-1.0-10 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgdict-1.0-10 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgdict-1.0-10

Install libgdict-1.0-10 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 libgdict-1.0-10 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgdict-1.0-10

How To Uninstall libgdict-1.0-10 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgdict-1.0-10 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgdict-1.0-10

Uninstall libgdict-1.0-10 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgdict-1.0-10 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgdict-1.0-10

Remove libgdict-1.0-10 Configurations and Data

To remove libgdict-1.0-10 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgdict-1.0-10

Remove libgdict-1.0-10 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgdict-1.0-10 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgdict-1.0-10

Dependencies

libgdict-1.0-10 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdict-1.0-10 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.