How To Install goldendict on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install goldendict on Rocky Linux 8. goldendict is A feature-rich dictionary lookup program

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install goldendict on Rocky Linux 8.

What is goldendict

Goldendict is a feature-rich dictionary lookup program. The latest release has the following features Use of WebKit for an accurate articles’ representation; Support of multiple dictionary file formats; Support MediaWiki-based sites to perform search; Scan popup functionality.

We can use yum or dnf to install goldendict on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install goldendict.

Install goldendict on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install goldendict using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install goldendict

Install goldendict on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install goldendict using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install goldendict

How To Uninstall goldendict on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove goldendict

goldendict Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/goldendict
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/07
/usr/lib/.build-id/07/08e7712882d5ae1702217c67fd4ca0adc3b8b7
/usr/share/applications/goldendict.desktop
/usr/share/doc/goldendict
/usr/share/doc/goldendict/README.md
/usr/share/goldendict
/usr/share/goldendict/locale
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/ar_SA.qm
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/ay_WI.qm
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/be_BY.qm
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/[email protected]
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/bg_BG.qm
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/cs_CZ.qm
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/de_DE.qm
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/el_GR.qm
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/eo_EO.qm
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/es_AR.qm
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/es_BO.qm
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/es_ES.qm
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/fa_IR.qm
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/fi_FI.qm
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/fr_FR.qm
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/ie_001.qm
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/it_IT.qm
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/ja_JP.qm
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/jb_JB.qm
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/ko_KR.qm
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/lt_LT.qm
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/mk_MK.qm
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/nl_NL.qm
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/pl_PL.qm
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/pt_BR.qm
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/qu_WI.qm
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/ru_RU.qm
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/sk_SK.qm
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/sq_AL.qm
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/sr_SR.qm
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/sv_SE.qm
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/tg_TJ.qm
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/tk_TM.qm
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/tr_TR.qm
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/uk_UA.qm
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/vi_VN.qm
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/zh_CN.qm
/usr/share/goldendict/locale/zh_TW.qm
/usr/share/licenses/goldendict
/usr/share/licenses/goldendict/LICENSE.txt
/usr/share/metainfo/goldendict.appdata.xml
/usr/share/pixmaps/goldendict.png

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install goldendict on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.