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

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

Introduction

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

What is dict-freedict-eng-por

dict-freedict-eng-por is:

This is the English-Portuguese dictionary from the FreeDict project in version 0.2.2 (FreeDict status: big enough). It contains 15700 headwords. It can be used for the dict server in conjunction with a dict client.

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

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

Install dict-freedict-eng-por Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Uninstall dict-freedict-eng-por And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dict-freedict-eng-por 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-por

Remove dict-freedict-eng-por Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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