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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 >-- > _ > |_) _ |_ Robert D. Hilliard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > |_) (_) |_) 1294 S.W. Seagull Way <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Palm City, FL USA GPG Key ID: 390D6559 > PGP Key ID: A8E40EB9 > > > >-- >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
