Re: dictonary
Is there any front-end GUI available for dict, or ways to access it via a
browser? --hans
At 10:36 AM 2/13/01 -0500, Bob Hilliard wrote:
>Pap Tibor <papt@edasz.hu> writes:
>
>> I'm looking for an English definition dictonary (I mean English to
>> English) for Linux. I know there are some dictonary programs for Linux,
>> but I haven't found yet English to English dictonary.
>
> The dict client (apt-get dict) will permit accessing the public
>dict servers operated by the DICT Development Group. If you have
>limited disk space and more or less continuous broad band net access,
>this may serve your needs. Adding the dictd server (apt-get dictd)
>will permit you to avoid going on the net for dictionary access.
>
> If you install dictd, I recommend, as a minimum, the dict-web1913
>and dict-wn packages for general English definitions. dict-jargon and
>dict-foldoc provide computer specific definitions, and dict-vera
>provides definitions of computer related acronyms. There are a number
>of other specialized dictionaries available in Debian (dict-*). The
>package description (displayed by dselect or apt-cache show) for dictd
>summarizes the available dictionaries. The README file for dictd
>(/usr/share/doc/dictd/README.Debian.gz) gives more detailed
>information about the available dictionaries.
>
> All of the available dictionary databases are architecture
>independent, and have no dependencies, so the latest versions (in
>Woody) may be safely installed on any system. The jargon, foldoc and
>vera packages are frequently updated, so the Woody packages are
>recommended.
>
>Bob
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