How To Install sword-dict-strongs-greek on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install sword-dict-strongs-greek on Ubuntu 18.04. sword-dict-strongs-greek is Strongs Greek Bible Dictionary for SWORD

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install sword-dict-strongs-greek on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is sword-dict-strongs-greek

sword-dict-strongs-greek is:

Dictionary of Greek Words taken from Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance by James Strong, S.T.D., LL.D. 1890.

This package requires a libsword version of at least 1.5.1a to access through a SWORD front end. However, this is not declared as a dependency because you may have occasion to install just the text without any sort of front end or other interface.

There are three methods to install sword-dict-strongs-greek 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 sword-dict-strongs-greek Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install sword-dict-strongs-greek using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install sword-dict-strongs-greek

Install sword-dict-strongs-greek Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install sword-dict-strongs-greek using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install sword-dict-strongs-greek

Install sword-dict-strongs-greek 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 sword-dict-strongs-greek using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install sword-dict-strongs-greek

How To Uninstall sword-dict-strongs-greek on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the sword-dict-strongs-greek package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove sword-dict-strongs-greek

Uninstall sword-dict-strongs-greek And Its Dependencies

To uninstall sword-dict-strongs-greek and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove sword-dict-strongs-greek

Remove sword-dict-strongs-greek Configurations and Data

To remove sword-dict-strongs-greek configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge sword-dict-strongs-greek

Remove sword-dict-strongs-greek configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove sword-dict-strongs-greek configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge sword-dict-strongs-greek

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Summary

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