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dictd-server


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)

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



Handy Yum Commands for dictd-server


Control the dictd-server package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

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.