Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdico2 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libdico2
libdico2 is:
GNU Dico is an implementation of the DICT protocol as defined in RFC 2229.
It is fully modular: the daemon itself (dicod) provides only the server
functionality, and knows nothing about database formats. Actual searches
are performed by functions supplied in loadable modules. A single module
can serve one or more databases.
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install libdico2 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libdico2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libdico2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libdico2
Install libdico2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libdico2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libdico2
Install libdico2 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 libdico2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libdico2
How To Uninstall libdico2 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libdico2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libdico2
Uninstall libdico2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libdico2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdico2
Remove libdico2 Configurations and Data
To remove libdico2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libdico2
Remove libdico2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libdico2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdico2
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libdico2 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
