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

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

Introduction

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

What is dict-freedict-eng-hin

dict-freedict-eng-hin is:

This is the English-Hindi dictionary from the FreeDict project in version 1.5.2 (FreeDict status: low quality). It contains 25642 headwords. It can be used for the dict server in conjunction with a dict client.

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

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

Install dict-freedict-eng-hin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Uninstall dict-freedict-eng-hin And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dict-freedict-eng-hin 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-hin

Remove dict-freedict-eng-hin Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

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

References

Summary

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