How To Install stardict-xmlittre on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install stardict-xmlittre on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is stardict-xmlittre
stardict-xmlittre is:
This package contains a XML version of the French language dictionary written by Émile Littré and published in 1863, suitable for the stardict dictionary software.
Despite its age, this dictionary now fallen in the public domain is still a widely used reference source for French language and litterature. It features 78,423 entries and 239,009 quotes from 3,910 authors.
Homepage: http://francois.gannaz.free.fr/Littre/
There are three methods to install stardict-xmlittre 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-xmlittre 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-xmlittre using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install stardict-xmlittre
Install stardict-xmlittre Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install stardict-xmlittre using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install stardict-xmlittre
Install stardict-xmlittre 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-xmlittre using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install stardict-xmlittre
How To Uninstall stardict-xmlittre on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the stardict-xmlittre package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove stardict-xmlittre
Uninstall stardict-xmlittre And Its Dependencies
To uninstall stardict-xmlittre and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove stardict-xmlittre
Remove stardict-xmlittre Configurations and Data
To remove stardict-xmlittre configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge stardict-xmlittre
Remove stardict-xmlittre configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove stardict-xmlittre configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge stardict-xmlittre
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install stardict-xmlittre package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
