How To Install dictionaryreader.app on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dictionaryreader.app on Debian 11.
What is dictionaryreader.app
dictionaryreader.app is:
DictionaryReader is a dictionary application that queries Dict servers in the internet to let you look up words. It’s aimed to be lightweight and easy to use.
There are three methods to install dictionaryreader.app 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 dictionaryreader.app Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dictionaryreader.app using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dictionaryreader.app
Install dictionaryreader.app Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dictionaryreader.app using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dictionaryreader.app
Install dictionaryreader.app 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 dictionaryreader.app using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dictionaryreader.app
How To Uninstall dictionaryreader.app on Debian 11
To uninstall only the dictionaryreader.app package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dictionaryreader.app
Uninstall dictionaryreader.app And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dictionaryreader.app and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dictionaryreader.app
Remove dictionaryreader.app Configurations and Data
To remove dictionaryreader.app configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dictionaryreader.app
Remove dictionaryreader.app configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dictionaryreader.app configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dictionaryreader.app
Dependencies
dictionaryreader.app have the following dependencies:
- gnustep-back0.28
- gnustep-base-runtime
- gnustep-gui-runtime
- libc6
- libgcc-s1
- libgnustep-base1.27
- libgnustep-gui0.28
- libobjc4
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dictionaryreader.app package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
