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

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

Introduction

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

What is dict-freedict-eng-gle

dict-freedict-eng-gle is:

This is the English-Irish dictionary from the FreeDict project in version 0.3.1 (FreeDict status: too small). It contains 1360 headwords. It can be used for the dict server in conjunction with a dict client.

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

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

Install dict-freedict-eng-gle Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Uninstall dict-freedict-eng-gle And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dict-freedict-eng-gle 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-gle

Remove dict-freedict-eng-gle Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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