How To Install gnome-dictionary on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-dictionary on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is gnome-dictionary
gnome-dictionary is:
This program can look for the definition or translation of a word in existing databases over the Internet
There are three methods to install gnome-dictionary on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gnome-dictionary Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-dictionary using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gnome-dictionary
Install gnome-dictionary Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gnome-dictionary using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gnome-dictionary
Install gnome-dictionary 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 gnome-dictionary using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gnome-dictionary
How To Uninstall gnome-dictionary on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the gnome-dictionary package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gnome-dictionary
Uninstall gnome-dictionary And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gnome-dictionary and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gnome-dictionary
Remove gnome-dictionary Configurations and Data
To remove gnome-dictionary configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-dictionary
Remove gnome-dictionary configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gnome-dictionary configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gnome-dictionary
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gnome-dictionary package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.