How To Install libdico1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdico1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libdico1
libdico1 is:
GNU Dico is an implementation of the DICT protocol as defined in RFC 2229. It is fully modular: the daemon itself (dicod) provides only the server functionality, and knows nothing about database formats. Actual searches are performed by functions supplied in loadable modules. A single module can serve one or more databases.
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libdico1 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libdico1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdico1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdico1
Install libdico1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdico1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdico1
Install libdico1 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 libdico1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdico1
How To Uninstall libdico1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libdico1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdico1
Uninstall libdico1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdico1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdico1
Remove libdico1 Configurations and Data
To remove libdico1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdico1
Remove libdico1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdico1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdico1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdico1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
