How To Install freedict-tools on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install freedict-tools on Kali Linux.
What is freedict-tools
freedict-tools is:
This package contains the FreeDict build system and its scripts, used to build and distribute dictionaries in the TEI format. FreeDict dictionaries are stored in a format independent from the dictionary program, called TEI. These utilities and scripts convert the TEI-formatted dictionaries into formats understood by dictionary programs.
There are three methods to install freedict-tools 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 freedict-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install freedict-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install freedict-toolsInstall freedict-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install freedict-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install freedict-toolsInstall freedict-tools 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 freedict-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install freedict-toolsHow To Uninstall freedict-tools on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the freedict-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove freedict-toolsUninstall freedict-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall freedict-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove freedict-toolsRemove freedict-tools Configurations and Data
To remove freedict-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge freedict-toolsRemove freedict-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove freedict-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge freedict-toolsDependencies
freedict-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install freedict-tools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
