How to Install and Uninstall dictd Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

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 Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "dictd" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install dictd on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "dictd" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall dictd on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: dictd
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.13.0+dfsg-1build2
Priority: optional
Section: text
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Robert Luberda
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 308
Provides: dict-server
Pre-Depends: init-system-helpers (>= 1.54~)
Depends: adduser, dictzip (>= 1.13.0+dfsg), lsb-base (>= 3.2-13), netbase, ucf (>= 3), update-inetd, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libc6 (>= 2.34), libmaa4 (>= 1.4.2), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Recommends: dict | dict-client
Suggests: dict-foldoc, dict-gcide | dictd-dictionary, dict-jargon, dict-wn
Conflicts: dict-server
Filename: pool/main/d/dictd/dictd_1.13.0+dfsg-1build2_amd64.deb
Size: 112870
MD5sum: 2800e5df463f8d68497ac590573eb752
SHA1: 9dfa77c73795cec62ea979ba546281fd05ab591a
SHA256: fa83bfe9dd1e6606cb80c7e2396fcb8e2dd77b7bc81706e7f66ec66c0f27f391
SHA512: 932199ea924863df38adfec48561b2292e384988615e3ae710342e664da46030130b6934d721f426ce80168a3d1b0d79e5ec2c5b00946fe4664df0f33d1c2938
Homepage: https://sourceforge.net/projects/dict/
Description: dictionary server
Description-md5: 5442ec960cfda460694f725c1e289641