How To Install wordnet-grind on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wordnet-grind on Kali Linux.

What is wordnet-grind

wordnet-grind is:

WordNet(C) is an on-line lexical reference system whose design is inspired by current psycholinguistic theories of human lexical memory. English nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs are organized into synonym sets, each representing one underlying lexical concept. Different relations link the synonym sets.

WordNet was developed by the Cognitive Science Laboratory at Princeton University under the direction of Professor George A. Miller (Principal Investigator).

This package contains the grind processor for WordNet lexicographer files. It can be used to process the lexicographer files from the Debian source tarball into a WordNet binary database file or other lexicographer filese provided by the user.

There are three methods to install wordnet-grind on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install wordnet-grind Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wordnet-grind

Install wordnet-grind Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wordnet-grind

Install wordnet-grind Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install wordnet-grind

How To Uninstall wordnet-grind on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the wordnet-grind package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove wordnet-grind

Uninstall wordnet-grind And Its Dependencies

To uninstall wordnet-grind and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wordnet-grind

Remove wordnet-grind Configurations and Data

To remove wordnet-grind configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge wordnet-grind

Remove wordnet-grind configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wordnet-grind

Dependencies

wordnet-grind have the following dependencies:

• libc6

References

• wordnet-grind website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install wordnet-grind package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.