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

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

Introduction

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

What is dict-freedict-eng-fra

dict-freedict-eng-fra is:

This is the English-French dictionary from the FreeDict project in version 0.1.4 (FreeDict status: small). It contains 8800 headwords. It can be used for the dict server in conjunction with a dict client.

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

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

Install dict-freedict-eng-fra Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Uninstall dict-freedict-eng-fra And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dict-freedict-eng-fra 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-fra

Remove dict-freedict-eng-fra Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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