Information about the package, dictd-server, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The dictd-server package is designed for, Server for the Dictionary Server Protocol (DICT).
Package Name:
dictd-server
Summary:
Server for the Dictionary Server Protocol (DICT)
URL:
Description:
A server for the DICT protocol. You need to install dictd-usable databases before you can use this server. Those can be found p.e. at ftp://ftp.dict.org/pub/dict/pre/ More information can be found in the INSTALL file in this package.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.12.1
Release:
20.el6
Size:
232 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPL+ and zlib and MIT
Control the dictd-server package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install dictd-server
This command will install dictd-server on the server.
yum remove dictd-server
This command will un-install dictd-server on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove dictd-server, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove dictd-server
This command will un-install dictd-server on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove dictd-server when using the -y flag.
yum update dictd-server
This command will update dictd-server to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove dictd-server, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update dictd-server
This command will update dictd-server to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove dictd-server when using the -y flag.
yum info dictd-server
This command will show you core information about the dictd-server package.
yum deplist dictd-server
This command will show you the dependencies for dictd-server. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update dictd-server
This command will check if there is an update waiting on dictd-server. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.