How To Install dico-module-wordnet on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dico-module-wordnet on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is dico-module-wordnet
dico-module-wordnet is:
GNU Dico is an implementation of the DICT protocol as defined in RFC 2229. It is fully modular: the daemon itself (dicod) provides only the server functionality, and knows nothing about database formats. Actual searches are performed by functions supplied in loadable modules. A single module can serve one or more databases.
This package provides an abstract layer for reading WordNet lexical database files.
There are three methods to install dico-module-wordnet on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dico-module-wordnet Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dico-module-wordnet using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dico-module-wordnet
Install dico-module-wordnet Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dico-module-wordnet using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dico-module-wordnet
Install dico-module-wordnet Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install dico-module-wordnet using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dico-module-wordnet
How To Uninstall dico-module-wordnet on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the dico-module-wordnet package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dico-module-wordnet
Uninstall dico-module-wordnet And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dico-module-wordnet and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dico-module-wordnet
Remove dico-module-wordnet Configurations and Data
To remove dico-module-wordnet configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dico-module-wordnet
Remove dico-module-wordnet configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dico-module-wordnet configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dico-module-wordnet
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dico-module-wordnet package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
