How To Install dico-module-python on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install dico-module-python on Debian 9. dico-module-python is RFC 2229 compliant modular dictionary server (Python module)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dico-module-python on Debian 9.

What is dico-module-python

dico-module-python 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 provides an abstract layer for interfacing with database modules written in Python.

There are three methods to install dico-module-python 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 dico-module-python 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-module-python using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dico-module-python

Install dico-module-python Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dico-module-python using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dico-module-python

Install dico-module-python 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-module-python using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dico-module-python

How To Uninstall dico-module-python on Debian 9

To uninstall only the dico-module-python package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dico-module-python

Uninstall dico-module-python And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dico-module-python and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dico-module-python

Remove dico-module-python Configurations and Data

To remove dico-module-python configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dico-module-python

Remove dico-module-python configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dico-module-python configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dico-module-python

Dependencies

dico-module-python have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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