How To Install dico on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dico on Debian 11.
What is dico
dico is:
GNU Dico is an implementation of the DICT protocol as defined in RFC 2229. It is fully modular: the daemon itself (dicod) provides only the server functionality, and knows nothing about database formats. Actual searches are performed by functions supplied in loadable modules. A single module can serve one or more databases.
This package contains the dico console client.
There are three methods to install dico 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 dico Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dico using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dico
Install dico Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dico using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dico
Install dico 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 dico using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dico
How To Uninstall dico on Debian 11
To uninstall only the dico package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dico
Uninstall dico And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dico and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dico
Remove dico Configurations and Data
To remove dico configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dico
Remove dico configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dico configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dico
Dependencies
dico have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dico package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.