How To Install stardict-common on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install stardict-common on Ubuntu 18.04. stardict-common is International dictionary - data files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install stardict-common on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is stardict-common

stardict-common is:

StarDict is a cross-platform and international written in GTK+ 2.x. It has powerful features such as “Glob-style pattern matching”, “Scan selection word”, “Fuzzy search”, etc.

This package contains data files (pixmaps, icons, documentations) needed by the stardict package.

There are three methods to install stardict-common 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 stardict-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 stardict-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install stardict-common

Install stardict-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install stardict-common

Install stardict-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install stardict-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install stardict-common

How To Uninstall stardict-common on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the stardict-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove stardict-common

Uninstall stardict-common And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove stardict-common

Remove stardict-common Configurations and Data

To remove stardict-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge stardict-common

Remove stardict-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge stardict-common

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Summary

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