How To Install stardict-common 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 stardict-common on Ubuntu.
What is stardict-common
stardict-common is:
StarDict is a cross-platform international dictionary lookup program.
Main features:
- Glob-style pattern matching search
- Fuzzy search
- Working from system tray
- Scanning mouse selection and showing pop-up windows with translation of selected words
- Pronouncing of the translated words
- Plugins support
- ..and more
This package contains data files (pixmaps, icons, documentations) needed by the stardict.
There are three methods to install stardict-common 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 stardict-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install stardict-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install stardict-common
Install stardict-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install stardict-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install stardict-common
Install stardict-common 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 stardict-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install stardict-common
How To Uninstall stardict-common on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the stardict-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove stardict-common
Uninstall stardict-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall stardict-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove stardict-common
Remove stardict-common Configurations and Data
To remove stardict-common configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge stardict-common
Remove stardict-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove stardict-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge stardict-common
Dependencies
stardict-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install stardict-common package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.