How To Install xjdrad on Kali Linux

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install xjdic

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is xjdrad and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Kali Linux. This guide was written specifically with a server running Kali Linux in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install xjdrad on Kali Linux. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install xjdrad using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install xjdrad using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xjdic

Install xjdrad using apt

Because xjdrad is available in Kali Linux’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install xjdrad using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xjdic

Install xjdrad using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install xjdrad by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xjdic

How to upgrade (update) a single package xjdrad using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the xjdrad, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install xjdic

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install xjdic

How To Uninstall xjdrad from Kali Linux

To uninstall only the xjdrad package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xjdic

Uninstall xjdrad and all its dependencies

To uninstall xjdrad and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xjdic

Remove xjdrad with all configurations and data

To remove xjdrad configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xjdic

Remove xjdrad completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to xjdrad package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xjdic

Extra info and code examples

XJDIC is an electronic Japanese-English dictionary program designed to operate in the X11 window environment. In particular, it must run in an "xterm" environment which has Japanese language support such as provided by "kterm" etc.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install xjdrad using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the xjdrad from Kali Linux.

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