How To Install dict-freedict-eng-ara on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install dict-freedict-eng-ara on Debian 9. dict-freedict-eng-ara is English-Arabic dictionary for the dict server/client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dict-freedict-eng-ara on Debian 9.

What is dict-freedict-eng-ara

dict-freedict-eng-ara is:

This is the English-Arabic dictionary from the FreeDict project in version 0.6.2 (FreeDict status: stable). It contains 87400 headwords. It can be used for the dict server in conjunction with a dict client.

There are three methods to install dict-freedict-eng-ara 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-freedict-eng-ara 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-freedict-eng-ara using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dict-freedict-eng-ara

Install dict-freedict-eng-ara Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dict-freedict-eng-ara using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dict-freedict-eng-ara

Install dict-freedict-eng-ara 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-freedict-eng-ara using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dict-freedict-eng-ara

How To Uninstall dict-freedict-eng-ara on Debian 9

To uninstall only the dict-freedict-eng-ara package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dict-freedict-eng-ara

Uninstall dict-freedict-eng-ara And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dict-freedict-eng-ara and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dict-freedict-eng-ara

Remove dict-freedict-eng-ara Configurations and Data

To remove dict-freedict-eng-ara configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dict-freedict-eng-ara

Remove dict-freedict-eng-ara configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dict-freedict-eng-ara configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dict-freedict-eng-ara

Dependencies

dict-freedict-eng-ara have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dict-freedict-eng-ara package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.