How To Install trans-de-en on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install trans-de-en on Ubuntu 18.04. trans-de-en is German-English translation dictionary

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install trans-de-en on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is trans-de-en

trans-de-en is:

A German-English dictionary with ca. 345,000 entries.

This dictionary was designed for the “ding” dictionary lookup program, but may be used by other clients, too.

The source of the database is available from http://dict.tu-chemnitz.de/

There are three methods to install trans-de-en 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 trans-de-en Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install trans-de-en

Install trans-de-en Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install trans-de-en using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install trans-de-en

Install trans-de-en 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 trans-de-en using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install trans-de-en

How To Uninstall trans-de-en on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the trans-de-en package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove trans-de-en

Uninstall trans-de-en And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove trans-de-en

Remove trans-de-en Configurations and Data

To remove trans-de-en configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge trans-de-en

Remove trans-de-en configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove trans-de-en configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge trans-de-en

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Summary

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