How To Install dictd on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install dictd on Kali Linux. dictd is dictionary server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dictd on Kali Linux.

What is dictd

dictd is:

This package provides a TCP-based server that allows a client to access dictionary definitions from a set of natural language dictionary databases.

Many dictionary databases have been packaged for use with dictd. They are described in the /usr/share/doc/dictd/README.Debian.gz file.

Either dict-gcide or dict-wn is essential for a useful English language dictionary server. It is strongly recommended that both be installed. If you are interested in computer terminology, it is recommended to install at least dict-jargon, dict-foldoc, or dict-vera.

The client program, dict, is packaged separately and is needed on all machines that will use the server.

There are three methods to install dictd 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 dictd Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dictd

Install dictd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dictd using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dictd

Install dictd 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 dictd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dictd

How To Uninstall dictd on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the dictd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dictd

Uninstall dictd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dictd

Remove dictd Configurations and Data

To remove dictd configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dictd

Remove dictd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dictd

Dependencies

dictd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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