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

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

Introduction

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

What is dict-freedict-eng-swe

dict-freedict-eng-swe is:

This is the English-Swedish dictionary from the FreeDict project in version 0.1.1 (FreeDict status: small). It contains 5400 headwords. It can be used for the dict server in conjunction with a dict client.

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

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

Install dict-freedict-eng-swe Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Uninstall dict-freedict-eng-swe And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dict-freedict-eng-swe 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-swe

Remove dict-freedict-eng-swe Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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