How To Install dict-vera on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dict-vera
on Kali Linux.
What is dict-vera
dict-vera is:
The free version of V.E.R.A. - Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms - is a comprehensive dictionary of computer related acronyms with more than 11800 entries. This package contains the dictionary formatted for use by the dictionary server in the dictd package.
Note that this version is usually older than the one that is run on the V.E.R.A. homepage.
There are three methods to install dict-vera
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-vera 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-vera
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dict-vera
Install dict-vera Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dict-vera
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dict-vera
Install dict-vera 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-vera
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dict-vera
How To Uninstall dict-vera on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the dict-vera
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dict-vera
Uninstall dict-vera And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dict-vera
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dict-vera
Remove dict-vera Configurations and Data
To remove dict-vera
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dict-vera
Remove dict-vera configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dict-vera
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dict-vera
Dependencies
dict-vera have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dict-vera
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.