How To Install qstardict on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qstardict on Ubuntu.

What is `qstardict`

qstardict is:

QStarDict is a modern international dictionary written using Qt.

Main features include:

Full support of StarDict dictionaries
Fuzzy search
Support for hyper links in translations
Working from the system tray
Scanning mouse selection and showing pop-up windows with translation of selected words
Translations reformatting
Pronouncing of the translated words
Plugins support

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

Install qstardict Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install qstardict

Install qstardict Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qstardict

Install qstardict 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 qstardict using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qstardict

How To Uninstall qstardict on Ubuntu

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

sudo apt-get remove qstardict

Uninstall qstardict And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qstardict

Remove qstardict Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge qstardict

Remove qstardict configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qstardict

Dependencies

qstardict have the following dependencies:

References

qstardict website

Summary

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