How To Install dict-vera on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dict-vera on Kali Linux.

What is dict-vera

dict-vera is:

The free version of V.E.R.A. - Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms - is a comprehensive dictionary of computer related acronyms with more than 11800 entries. This package contains the dictionary formatted for use by the dictionary server in the dictd package.

Note that this version is usually older than the one that is run on the V.E.R.A. homepage.

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

sudo apt-get -y install dict-vera

Install dict-vera Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dict-vera

Install dict-vera 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 dict-vera using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dict-vera

How To Uninstall dict-vera on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dict-vera package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dict-vera

Uninstall dict-vera And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dict-vera

Remove dict-vera Configurations and Data

To remove dict-vera configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dict-vera

Remove dict-vera configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dict-vera

Dependencies

dict-vera have the following dependencies:

• dictd

References

• dict-vera website

Summary

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