How To Install dico-module-wordnet on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is dico-module-wordnet

dico-module-wordnet 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 reading WordNet lexical database files.

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

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

Install dico-module-wordnet Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dico-module-wordnet

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

sudo aptitude -y install dico-module-wordnet

How To Uninstall dico-module-wordnet on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove dico-module-wordnet

Uninstall dico-module-wordnet And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dico-module-wordnet and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

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

Remove dico-module-wordnet Configurations and Data

To remove dico-module-wordnet configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

dico-module-wordnet have the following dependencies:

• dicod
• libc6
• libdico2
• wordnet

References

• dico-module-wordnet website

Summary

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