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

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

Introduction

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

What is dict-freedict-eng-lit

dict-freedict-eng-lit is:

This is the English-Lithuanian dictionary from the FreeDict project in version 0.7.1 (FreeDict status: stable). It contains 6255 headwords. It can be used for the dict server in conjunction with a dict client.

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

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

Install dict-freedict-eng-lit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Uninstall dict-freedict-eng-lit And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dict-freedict-eng-lit 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-lit

Remove dict-freedict-eng-lit Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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