How To Install dico on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install dico on Kali Linux. dico is RFC 2229 compliant dictionary client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dico on Kali Linux.

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 Kali Linux. 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 on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dico

Remove dico Configurations and Data

To remove dico configuration and data from Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.