How To Install libdico2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdico2 on Kali Linux.

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 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 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 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 libdico2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdico2

How To Uninstall libdico2 on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdico2

Remove libdico2 Configurations and Data

To remove libdico2 configuration and data from Kali Linux 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:

• libc6

References

• libdico2 website

Summary

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