How To Install libgdict-common on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdict-common on Debian 9.
What is libgdict-common
libgdict-common is:
This package contains the translation files and dictionary source definitions used by the GNOME dictionary utility, and other applications providing similar functionality.
There are three methods to install libgdict-common on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgdict-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgdict-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgdict-common
Install libgdict-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgdict-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgdict-common
Install libgdict-common 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 libgdict-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgdict-common
How To Uninstall libgdict-common on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libgdict-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgdict-common
Uninstall libgdict-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgdict-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgdict-common
Remove libgdict-common Configurations and Data
To remove libgdict-common configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgdict-common
Remove libgdict-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgdict-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgdict-common
Dependencies
libgdict-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgdict-common package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.