How to Install and Uninstall dictd Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: December 23,2024

You can also install and uninstall the dictd on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "dictd" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install dictd on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "dictd" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall dictd on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dictd package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: dictd
Version: 1.13.0+dfsg-1
Installed-Size: 304
Maintainer: Robert Luberda
Architecture: amd64
Provides: dict-server
Depends: adduser, dictzip (>= 1.13.0+dfsg), lsb-base (>= 3.2-13), netbase, ucf (>= 3), update-inetd, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libc6 (>= 2.14), libmaa4 (>= 1.4.2), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Recommends: dict | dict-client
Suggests: dict-foldoc, dict-gcide | dictd-dictionary, dict-jargon, dict-wn
Conflicts: dict-server
Description: dictionary server
Description-md5: 5442ec960cfda460694f725c1e289641
Homepage: https://sourceforge.net/projects/dict/
Tag: interface::daemon, network::server, role::program,
works-with::dictionary
Section: text
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/d/dictd/dictd_1.13.0+dfsg-1_amd64.deb
Size: 140832
MD5sum: 4c57688bea62b0ed5fde5c6da6b64baa
SHA256: 07f657ca7d4f4e17403e7b1280755192e3b700d37e1b0df13b72c5335fded871