How To Install dictfmt on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dictfmt on Kali Linux.

What is dictfmt

dictfmt is:

This package provides dictfmt. This utility can convert an input file to a dictionary database that conforms to the DICT protocol, and create a corresponding index file.

The package also provides dictunformat, which creates a raw database from a dictionary index and a dictionary database.

There are three methods to install dictfmt 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 dictfmt Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dictfmt

Install dictfmt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dictfmt using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dictfmt

Install dictfmt 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 dictfmt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dictfmt

How To Uninstall dictfmt on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dictfmt package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dictfmt

Uninstall dictfmt And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dictfmt

Remove dictfmt Configurations and Data

To remove dictfmt configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dictfmt

Remove dictfmt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dictfmt

Dependencies

dictfmt have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libmaa4

References

• dictfmt website

Summary

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