How To Install goldendict-wordnet on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install goldendict-wordnet
on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is goldendict-wordnet
goldendict-wordnet is:
WordNet(C) is an on-line lexical reference system whose design is inspired by current psycholinguistic theories of human lexical memory. English nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs are organized into synonym sets, each representing one underlying lexical concept. Different relations link the synonym sets.
WordNet was developed by the Cognitive Science Laboratory at Princeton University under the direction of Professor George A. Miller (Principal Investigator).
This package contains an adaptation wordnet database for such dictionaries as goldendict.
There are three methods to install goldendict-wordnet
on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install goldendict-wordnet Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install goldendict-wordnet
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install goldendict-wordnet
Install goldendict-wordnet Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install goldendict-wordnet
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install goldendict-wordnet
Install goldendict-wordnet Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install goldendict-wordnet
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install goldendict-wordnet
How To Uninstall goldendict-wordnet on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the goldendict-wordnet
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove goldendict-wordnet
Uninstall goldendict-wordnet And Its Dependencies
To uninstall goldendict-wordnet
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove goldendict-wordnet
Remove goldendict-wordnet Configurations and Data
To remove goldendict-wordnet
configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge goldendict-wordnet
Remove goldendict-wordnet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove goldendict-wordnet
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge goldendict-wordnet
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install goldendict-wordnet
package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.