How To Install dict-freedict-all on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dict-freedict-all on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is dict-freedict-all
dict-freedict-all is:
This package can be used to install all available bilingual dictionaries from the FreeDict project at once.
There are three methods to install dict-freedict-all 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 dict-freedict-all 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-all using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dict-freedict-all
Install dict-freedict-all Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dict-freedict-all using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dict-freedict-all
Install dict-freedict-all 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 dict-freedict-all using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dict-freedict-all
How To Uninstall dict-freedict-all on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the dict-freedict-all package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dict-freedict-all
Uninstall dict-freedict-all And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dict-freedict-all and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dict-freedict-all
Remove dict-freedict-all Configurations and Data
To remove dict-freedict-all configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dict-freedict-all
Remove dict-freedict-all configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dict-freedict-all configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dict-freedict-all
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dict-freedict-all package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
