How To Install felix-latin on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install felix-latin on Ubuntu 18.04. felix-latin is Félix Gaffiots Latin-French dictionary - viewer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install felix-latin on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is felix-latin

felix-latin is:

Félix Gaffiot (1870-1937) was a philologist, a teacher of French, and the author of a Latin-French reference dictionary.

This package provides “felix”, a graphical interface for searching the dictionary. Entering a Latin word opens the corresponding page in the form of a scanned image that can be zoomed and panned over.

There are three methods to install felix-latin 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 felix-latin Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install felix-latin using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install felix-latin

Install felix-latin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install felix-latin using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install felix-latin

Install felix-latin 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 felix-latin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install felix-latin

How To Uninstall felix-latin on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the felix-latin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove felix-latin

Uninstall felix-latin And Its Dependencies

To uninstall felix-latin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove felix-latin

Remove felix-latin Configurations and Data

To remove felix-latin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge felix-latin

Remove felix-latin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove felix-latin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge felix-latin

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Summary

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