How To Install sdic on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install sdic on Ubuntu 18.04. sdic is Emacs interface for Japanese dictionaries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sdic on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is sdic

sdic is:

This package provides an Emacs-Lisp viewer for English-Japanese and Japanese-English dictionaries.

There are three methods to install sdic 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 sdic Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install sdic

Install sdic Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install sdic

Install sdic 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 sdic using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sdic

How To Uninstall sdic on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove sdic

Uninstall sdic And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sdic and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sdic

Remove sdic Configurations and Data

To remove sdic configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sdic

Remove sdic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sdic

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install sdic package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.