How To Install dict-foldoc on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dict-foldoc on Kali Linux.

What is dict-foldoc

dict-foldoc is:

This package contains the FOLDOC, the Free On Line Dictionary of Computing, supplemented by a number of Debian-specific definitions, formatted for use by the dictionary server in the dictd package.

This package will be of limited use without the server found in the dictd package.

There are three methods to install dict-foldoc 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 dict-foldoc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dict-foldoc

Install dict-foldoc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dict-foldoc

Install dict-foldoc 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 dict-foldoc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dict-foldoc

How To Uninstall dict-foldoc on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dict-foldoc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dict-foldoc

Uninstall dict-foldoc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dict-foldoc

Remove dict-foldoc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dict-foldoc

Remove dict-foldoc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dict-foldoc

Dependencies

dict-foldoc have the following dependencies:

• dictd
• base-files

References

• dict-foldoc website

Summary

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