How to Install dictd software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to Install dictd software package in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

dictd software package provides dictionary server, you can install in your Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install dictd 

dictd is installed in your system.

Make ensure the dictd package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep dictd *

You will get with dictd package name, version, architecture and description in a table

dictd package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 16 04 lts xenial xerus
Section Text Processing
Package dictd
Version 1.12.1+dfsg-3
Description dictionary server
Sub Section Text


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