How To Install gnome-dictionary on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-dictionary on Kali Linux. gnome-dictionary is GNOME dictionary application

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-dictionary on Kali Linux.

What is gnome-dictionary

gnome-dictionary is:

This program can look for the definition or translation of a word in existing databases over the Internet

There are three methods to install gnome-dictionary 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 gnome-dictionary Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gnome-dictionary

Install gnome-dictionary Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gnome-dictionary

Install gnome-dictionary 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 gnome-dictionary using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gnome-dictionary

How To Uninstall gnome-dictionary on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gnome-dictionary package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gnome-dictionary

Uninstall gnome-dictionary And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-dictionary

Remove gnome-dictionary Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-dictionary

Remove gnome-dictionary configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-dictionary

Dependencies

gnome-dictionary have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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