How To Install dict-freedict-eng-ces on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install dict-freedict-eng-ces on Ubuntu 18.04. dict-freedict-eng-ces is English-Czech dictionary for the dict server/client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dict-freedict-eng-ces on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is dict-freedict-eng-ces

dict-freedict-eng-ces is:

This is the English-Czech dictionary from the FreeDict project in version 0.1.1 (FreeDict status: stable). It contains 150000 headwords. It can be used for the dict server in conjunction with a dict client.

There are three methods to install dict-freedict-eng-ces 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-eng-ces 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-ces using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install dict-freedict-eng-ces Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

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

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

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

How To Uninstall dict-freedict-eng-ces on Ubuntu 18.04

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

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

Uninstall dict-freedict-eng-ces And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dict-freedict-eng-ces 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-eng-ces

Remove dict-freedict-eng-ces Configurations and Data

To remove dict-freedict-eng-ces configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dict-freedict-eng-ces package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.