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

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

Introduction

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

What is dict-freedict-eng-nld

dict-freedict-eng-nld is:

This is the English-Dutch dictionary from the FreeDict project. It contains 7714 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-eng-nld 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-eng-nld 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-eng-nld using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install dict-freedict-eng-nld Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Uninstall dict-freedict-eng-nld And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove dict-freedict-eng-nld Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

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

References

Summary

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