How To Install dict-freedict-nld-deu on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install dict-freedict-nld-deu on Ubuntu 18.04. dict-freedict-nld-deu is Dutch-German dictionary for the dict server/client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dict-freedict-nld-deu on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is dict-freedict-nld-deu

dict-freedict-nld-deu is:

This is the Dutch-German dictionary from the FreeDict project in version 0.1.1 (FreeDict status: big enough). It contains 17200 headwords. It can be used for the dict server in conjunction with a dict client.

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

sudo apt-get -y install dict-freedict-nld-deu

Install dict-freedict-nld-deu Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dict-freedict-nld-deu

Install dict-freedict-nld-deu 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-nld-deu using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dict-freedict-nld-deu

How To Uninstall dict-freedict-nld-deu on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the dict-freedict-nld-deu package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dict-freedict-nld-deu

Uninstall dict-freedict-nld-deu And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dict-freedict-nld-deu 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-nld-deu

Remove dict-freedict-nld-deu Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge dict-freedict-nld-deu

Remove dict-freedict-nld-deu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dict-freedict-nld-deu

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Summary

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