How To Install sdcv on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sdcv on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is sdcv
sdcv is:
sdcv is simple text-based utility for work with dictionaries in StarDict’s format.
It supports command line interaction as well as interactive mode using readline.
There are three methods to install sdcv 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 sdcv Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install sdcv using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install sdcv
Install sdcv Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install sdcv using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install sdcv
Install sdcv 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 sdcv using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install sdcv
How To Uninstall sdcv on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the sdcv package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove sdcv
Uninstall sdcv And Its Dependencies
To uninstall sdcv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove sdcv
Remove sdcv Configurations and Data
To remove sdcv configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge sdcv
Remove sdcv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove sdcv configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sdcv
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sdcv package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
