How To Install opendict on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install opendict on Debian 9.
What is opendict
opendict is:
OpenDict is free cross-platform dictionary program. It works with DICT, Slowo and Mova dictionaries. It also supports plug-in dictionaries that may be created for almost any data source. OpenDict is a client for DICT servers.
There are three methods to install opendict 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 opendict Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install opendict using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install opendict
Install opendict Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install opendict using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install opendict
Install opendict 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 opendict using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install opendict
How To Uninstall opendict on Debian 9
To uninstall only the opendict package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove opendict
Uninstall opendict And Its Dependencies
To uninstall opendict and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove opendict
Remove opendict Configurations and Data
To remove opendict configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge opendict
Remove opendict configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove opendict configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opendict
Dependencies
opendict have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install opendict package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.