How To Install dictconv on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install dictconv on Ubuntu 22.04. dictconv is convert a dictionary file type in another dictionary file type

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dictconv on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is dictconv

dictconv is:

Dictconv is a small program to convert a dictionary file type in another dictionary file type. Currently, it supports converting from Babylon glossaries, Freedict dictionaries, Sdictionary dictionaries and Stardict dictionaries to DICT dictionaries, plain text dictionaries and StarDict dictionaries. More file types will be added in new versions.

There are three methods to install dictconv on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install dictconv Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dictconv

Install dictconv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dictconv using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dictconv

Install dictconv 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 dictconv using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dictconv

How To Uninstall dictconv on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the dictconv package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dictconv

Uninstall dictconv And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dictconv and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dictconv

Remove dictconv Configurations and Data

To remove dictconv configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dictconv

Remove dictconv configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dictconv

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dictconv package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.