How To Install dict-freedict-afr-eng on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install dict-freedict-afr-eng on Kali Linux. dict-freedict-afr-eng is Afrikaans-English dictionary for the dict server/client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dict-freedict-afr-eng on Kali Linux.

What is dict-freedict-afr-eng

dict-freedict-afr-eng is:

This is the Afrikaans-English dictionary from the FreeDict project. It contains 5129 headwords (FreeDict status: small). It can be either used with the dictd server and a dict client or with GoldenDict.

There are three methods to install dict-freedict-afr-eng 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-freedict-afr-eng 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-freedict-afr-eng using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dict-freedict-afr-eng

Install dict-freedict-afr-eng Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dict-freedict-afr-eng

Install dict-freedict-afr-eng 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-freedict-afr-eng using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dict-freedict-afr-eng

How To Uninstall dict-freedict-afr-eng on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dict-freedict-afr-eng package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dict-freedict-afr-eng

Uninstall dict-freedict-afr-eng And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dict-freedict-afr-eng

Remove dict-freedict-afr-eng Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dict-freedict-afr-eng

Remove dict-freedict-afr-eng configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dict-freedict-afr-eng

Dependencies

dict-freedict-afr-eng have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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