How To Install libdico2 on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdico2 on Debian 11. libdico2 is RFC 2229 compliant modular dictionary server (shared library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdico2 on Debian 11.

What is libdico2

libdico2 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 libdico2 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libdico2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdico2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdico2

Install libdico2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdico2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdico2

Install libdico2 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libdico2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdico2

How To Uninstall libdico2 on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libdico2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdico2

Uninstall libdico2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdico2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdico2

Remove libdico2 Configurations and Data

To remove libdico2 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdico2

Remove libdico2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdico2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdico2

Dependencies

libdico2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdico2 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.