How To Install dictconv on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dictconv on Debian 9.
What is dictconv
dictconv is:
Dictconv is a small program to convert a dictionay file type in another dictionary file type. Currently, it supports converting from Babylon glossaries, Freedict dictionaries, Sdictionary dictionaries and Stardict dictionaries to DICT dictionaries, plain text dictionaries and StarDict dictionaries. More file types will be added in new versions.
There are three methods to install dictconv 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 dictconv Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dictconv using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dictconv
Install dictconv Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dictconv using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dictconv
Install dictconv 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 dictconv using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dictconv
How To Uninstall dictconv on Debian 9
To uninstall only the dictconv package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dictconv
Uninstall dictconv And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dictconv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dictconv
Remove dictconv Configurations and Data
To remove dictconv configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dictconv
Remove dictconv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dictconv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dictconv
Dependencies
dictconv have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dictconv package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.