How To Install dict-devil on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dict-devil on Debian 9.
What is dict-devil
dict-devil is:
This package contains The Devil’s Dictionary, a satirical, cynical and irreverent dictionary of common words, formatted for use by the dictionary server in the dictd package.
There are three methods to install dict-devil 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 dict-devil Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dict-devil using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dict-devil
Install dict-devil Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dict-devil using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dict-devil
Install dict-devil 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 dict-devil using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dict-devil
How To Uninstall dict-devil on Debian 9
To uninstall only the dict-devil package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dict-devil
Uninstall dict-devil And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dict-devil and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dict-devil
Remove dict-devil Configurations and Data
To remove dict-devil configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dict-devil
Remove dict-devil configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dict-devil configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dict-devil
Dependencies
dict-devil have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dict-devil package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.