Friends,
Last time I posted to the list that WordWeb32 (a free dictionary for
Windows) can be used in Linux with the help of Wine. One of our good LI
friends, Mr. Sudhakar hinted me that there exists a free dictionary database
and software at www.dict.org. I thank him, for that. Now after learning a
bit about this I would certainly like to share this "Setting up DICT server
for Linux in KDE, HOWTO" with our friends. It is really great Dictionary
server and client. It's is a great idea to use this kdict or gdict during
study, or just looking up meanings of various words, or simply enhancing
your vocabulary. I am a KDE fan, so I don't have Gnome/Window
Maker/AfterStep installed on my System, and I could not check out the Gdict
client available. Though 98% of this SETUP is applicable to any Desktop
Environment. I will try my best to explain quick people. I know that many of
you are quite smart and can do this job flying fast; but for the newbies I
make more detailed steps.
(a) Platform: Red Hat Linux 6.2
(b) Requirement: Network enabled computer
To find it out whether your Linux installation is Networked or not,
1. run "konsole" or "kvt" (any terminal emulator)
2. type "ping 127.0.0.1" and press Enter
3. after 2 to 3 seconds press CTRL+C key to break the output.
4. if you get output like below then your Linux Installation is Networked
========================================================
PING 127.0.0.1 (127.0.0.1) from 127.0.0.1 : 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=0.3
ms
64 bytes from localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=0.2
ms
64 bytes from localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=2 ttl=255 time=0.2
ms
64 bytes from localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=3 ttl=255 time=0.2
ms
--- 127.0.0.1 ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted, 4 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 0.2/0.2/0.3 ms
========================================================
5. If the output is like
"bash: ping: command not found " or no result is displayed then ask our
Linux-India User Group for setting up network on a non networked
installation,
(I would have explained here if I knew that :)
(c) Software Required to be downloaded:
visit http://rpmfind.net and search for "dict" (enter the word "dict" in the
search engine and press enter).
2. You may get 17 or 27 or whatever results.
3. download the following packages from there.
(i) dictd-1.5.0-2.i386.rpm (under libc6 category) (471 KB)
(ii) dict-wn-1.5-2.noarch.rpm (8.4 MB)
(iii) kdict-0.3.1-1.i386.rpm (#####################)
(d) Installing:
Yeah, that's right rpm -Uvh <filename>, so let's begin :) move all the files
into a folder (or go there by cd..ing), then run the following commands in
sequence:
1. rpm -Uvh dict*.rpm
2. rpm -Uvh kdict*.rpm
Thats' all for the installation, now run
1. kdict (it is also availabe in your Utilities menu, first restart kpanel)
2. goto Options->Preferences 3. Replace "dict.org" with "127.0.0.1"
3. Click OK, and
4. run the Server->Get Capabilities, so that you can have advanced search
5. now you can "Look for" words.
That's all folks, You did it ;) if you still unable to find the solution,
retry; then switching run-levels is a good idea if dictd daemon is not
running, try by executing:
1. init 1 (i.e., go to single non networked level)
2. init 5 (i.e., go to Graphical networked level)
If you are wondering what is 127.0.0.1, then install "nag-1.0-4.noarch.rpm"
from your Red Hat 6.2 CD. It is the network administrator's guide. Well, who
wish to read nag to learn what 127.0.0.1 means :)? it is called LoopBack
Address, a number assigned by TCP/IP to your computer. Hope this HOWTO or
DONT-KNOW-TO will help you.
Lastly, this document is distributed in the terms of Gnu GPL, Without any
warranty of any kind ;)
Your's Truly,
Rizwaan.
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