How To Install dictionaries-common-dev on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dictionaries-common-dev on Kali Linux.
What is dictionaries-common-dev
dictionaries-common-dev is:
This package provides the full text of the Debian Spelling Dictionaries and Tools Policy, and some debhelper-like helpers.
It is only of interest for developers maintaining wordlists or dictionaries for Ispell, Aspell, or MySpell/Hunspell.
There are three methods to install dictionaries-common-dev 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 dictionaries-common-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install dictionaries-common-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dictionaries-common-devInstall dictionaries-common-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install dictionaries-common-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dictionaries-common-devInstall dictionaries-common-dev 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install dictionaries-common-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dictionaries-common-devHow To Uninstall dictionaries-common-dev on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the dictionaries-common-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dictionaries-common-devUninstall dictionaries-common-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dictionaries-common-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dictionaries-common-devRemove dictionaries-common-dev Configurations and Data
To remove dictionaries-common-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dictionaries-common-devRemove dictionaries-common-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dictionaries-common-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dictionaries-common-devDependencies
dictionaries-common-dev have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dictionaries-common-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.