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dict mit Homebrew, apt, MacPorts, Nix, dnf, pacman, zypper installieren

Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für dict in AI-Agent-Workflows.

Installationsbefehl Sicherheitshinweise

Installation

Weitere Installationsbefehle

macOS

Homebrewverifiziert · 100%

brew install dict

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverifiziert · 94%

sudo port install dict

MacPorts ports tree · textproc/dict/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverifiziert · 92%

sudo apt install dict

Debian stable package indexes · dict · Quelle: deb.debian.org

Nixverifiziert · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#dict

nixpkgs package indexes · dict · Quelle: raw.githubusercontent.com

Fedora dnfverifiziert · 92%

sudo dnf install dictd

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dictd · Quelle: dl.fedoraproject.org

Arch Linux pacmanverifiziert · 92%

sudo pacman -S dictd

Arch Linux sync databases · dictd · Quelle: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverifiziert · 92%

sudo zypper install dictd

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · dictd · Quelle: download.opensuse.org

Überblick

Paketzusammenfassung

Dictionary Server Protocol (RFC2229) client

Projektlinks

Befehle und Aliase

colorit
dict
dict_lookup
dictd
dictdplugin-config
dictfmt
dictfmt_index2suffix
dictfmt_index2word
dictl
dictunformat
dictzip

Verlauf

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

dict is the command-line client and companion server/tool suite for the DICT Dictionary Server Protocol. It sits in the Unix tradition of small text tools while exposing network dictionary lookup, formatting, compression, and server administration utilities.

Projektgeschichte

The DICT protocol was published as RFC 2229 in October 1997 to replace older webster-style dictionary access with a TCP query/response protocol that could address multiple dictionary databases through one interface. The dictd source tree carries that protocol lineage into a client, daemon, formatter, dictzip compressor, and supporting tools.

The current public repository describes itself as client/server software, human-language dictionary databases, and tools supporting RFC 2229. Its NEWS file shows long maintenance across Unix-like systems, including 2011 utility additions, 2020 IPv6 support, and a 2023 build-system refresh.

Adoptionsgeschichte

dict became package-manager material because it gives terminal users a network dictionary client, while also letting administrators run local DICT servers. The upstream README points operators to dict.org mailing lists for release, database, and server-operator discussion, which reflects the project culture around shared dictionary services.

Wie es verwendet wird

The client reads server settings from ~/.dictrc or /etc/dict.conf and connects to DICT servers on the RFC port by default. Typical use is direct word lookup, database listing, matching strategies, or using dictd and dictfmt to serve and build dictionaries locally.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

For package nerds, dict is interesting because it packages a complete protocol ecosystem rather than a single command: CLI client, daemon, database tooling, compression format, sample configs, and a standards document all live close together.

Zeitleiste

1997: RFC 2229 publishes the DICT Dictionary Server Protocol.
2011: dict_lookup is added for translating selected words and phrases.
2020: dict and dictd gain IPv6 support.
2023: dictd 2.0.0 switches to the mk-configure build system.

Related projects

RFC 2229, dict.org, dictd, dictfmt, and dictzip form the closely related DICT protocol toolchain.

Quellen

Sicherheitslage

Risikostufe: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risikoklassifikator

blue Risiko · mittel Konfidenz · tool

Warum

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signale

text:client,server

Installationsverhalten

In den Formelmetadaten ist kein Homebrew-Post-install-Hook erfasst.
Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten sind für 6 Plattformziele verfügbar.
Installiert mit 1 Laufzeitabhängigkeiten.
Build-Metadaten listen 1 Build-Abhängigkeiten.

Empfohlene Prüfung

Prüfe vor unbeaufsichtigter Agent-Nutzung, ob das Tool Klartext-Credentials liest, Remote-Zustand schreibt, Artefakte veröffentlicht oder Plugins ausführt.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.dictrc/etc/dict.conf/etc/dictd.conf

Executables

Installierte Executables

Befehl	Art	Sichtbarkeit
`colorit`	cli	globales Executable
`dict`	cli	globales Executable
`dict_lookup`	cli	globales Executable
`dictd`	cli	globales Executable
`dictdplugin-config`	cli	globales Executable
`dictfmt`	cli	globales Executable
`dictfmt_index2suffix`	cli	globales Executable
`dictfmt_index2word`	cli	globales Executable
`dictl`	cli	globales Executable
`dictunformat`	cli	globales Executable
`dictzip`	cli	globales Executable

Aktualität

Version und Aktualität

Diese Signale trennen das Alter der Seitengenerierung, Aktivität des Paketmanagers und Upstream-Release-Vergleich. Versionsrückstand wird nur gemeldet, wenn eine Evidenz-URL und vergleichbare Versionen vorhanden sind.

Seite generiert2026-07-25

Manager-Version1.13.3

Manager aktualisiert

lokale DatenOK

Upstreamnot checked

neueste erkannte Versionnicht erkannt

https://dict.org/bin/Dict

InfoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.niedrig Konfidenz
InfoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://dict.org/bin/Dictnone Konfidenz

Installationsmetadaten

Paketmetadaten

Paketschlüssel	brew:dict
Version	1.13.3
Paketmanager	Homebrew
Paketmanager-Seite	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dict
Homepage	https://dict.org/bin/Dict
Repository	https://github.com/cheusov/dictd
Upstream-Dokumentation	https://github.com/cheusov/dictd#readme
Lizenz	GPL-2.0-or-later
Quellarchiv	https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/dict/dictd/dictd-1.13.3/dictd-1.13.3.tar.gz
Abhängigkeiten	libmaa
Build-Abhängigkeiten	libtool
Bottle	verfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	nicht definiert
Dienst	keiner deklariert

Registry-Fakten

Details aus der Quelldatenbank

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	dict
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

Source-Datenbank-Treffer

Andere Paketmanager-Einträge

Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.

Debian apt95%

dict 1.13.1+dfsg-1

dictionary client

https://sourceforge.net/projects/dict/

sudo apt install dict

Section: text
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: dictd
4 Abhängigkeiten
1 stellt bereit
4 optionale Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Dict

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: dict from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

dict

nix profile install nixpkgs#dict

normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Dict

nixpkgs package indexes · raw.githubusercontent.com · nixpkgs package indexes: dict from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix

Ubuntu apt95%

dict 1.13.1+dfsg-1build1

dictionary client

https://sourceforge.net/projects/dict/

sudo apt install dict

Section: text
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: dictd
4 Abhängigkeiten
1 stellt bereit
4 optionale Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Dict

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: dict from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

MacPorts95%

dict

sudo port install dict

normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Dict

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: textproc/dict/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Debian apt92%

dictd 1.13.1+dfsg-1

dictionary server

https://sourceforge.net/projects/dict/

sudo apt install dictd

Section: text
Architecture: amd64
10 Abhängigkeiten
1 stellt bereit
7 optionale Abhängigkeiten
installed executable or alias match
Abgeglichen nach: Dictd

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: dictd from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt92%

dictfmt 1.13.1+dfsg-1

utility to format a file for use by a dictd server

https://sourceforge.net/projects/dict/

sudo apt install dictfmt

Section: utils
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: dictd
2 Abhängigkeiten
1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
installed executable or alias match
Abgeglichen nach: Dictd

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: dictfmt from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt92%

dictzip 1.13.1+dfsg-1

compression utility for dictionary databases

https://sourceforge.net/projects/dict/

sudo apt install dictzip

Section: text
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: dictd
3 Abhängigkeiten
installed executable or alias match
Abgeglichen nach: Dictd

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: dictzip from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Ubuntu apt92%

dictd 1.13.1+dfsg-1build1

dictionary server

https://sourceforge.net/projects/dict/

sudo apt install dictd

Section: text
Architecture: amd64
10 Abhängigkeiten
1 stellt bereit
7 optionale Abhängigkeiten
installed executable or alias match
Abgeglichen nach: Dictd

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: dictd from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt92%

dictfmt 1.13.1+dfsg-1build1

utility to format a file for use by a dictd server

https://sourceforge.net/projects/dict/

sudo apt install dictfmt

Section: universe/utils
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: dictd
2 Abhängigkeiten
1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
installed executable or alias match
Abgeglichen nach: Dictd

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: dictfmt from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt92%

dictzip 1.13.1+dfsg-1build1

compression utility for dictionary databases

https://sourceforge.net/projects/dict/

sudo apt install dictzip

Section: text
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: dictd
3 Abhängigkeiten
installed executable or alias match
Abgeglichen nach: Dictd

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: dictzip from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

dnf92%

dictd 1.13.3-6.fc45

DICT protocol (RFC 2229) server and command-line client

http://www.dict.org/

sudo dnf install dictd

License: GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-1.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-or-later AND MIT AND BSD-3-Clause AND LicenseRef-Fedora-Public-Domain
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: dictd
3 Abhängigkeiten
2 stellt bereit
installed executable or alias match
Abgeglichen nach: Dictd

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: dictd from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf92%

dictd-server 1.13.3-6.fc45

Server for the Dictionary Server Protocol (DICT)

http://www.dict.org/

sudo dnf install dictd-server

License: GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-1.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-or-later AND MIT AND BSD-3-Clause AND LicenseRef-Fedora-Public-Domain
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: dictd
9 Abhängigkeiten
4 stellt bereit
installed executable or alias match
Abgeglichen nach: Dictd

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: dictd-server from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

pacman92%

dictd 1.13.3-1

Online dictionary client and server

https://sourceforge.net/projects/dict/

sudo pacman -S dictd

License: GPL-1.0-or-later AND GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
4 Abhängigkeiten
1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
installed executable or alias match
Abgeglichen nach: Dictd

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: dictd from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

zypper92%

dictd 1.13.3+git.1731775346.2b21553-2.3

DICT protocol (RFC 2229) server and command-line client

https://github.com/cheusov/dictd

sudo zypper install dictd

License: BSD-3-Clause AND GPL-1.0-or-later AND GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-or-later AND MIT AND SUSE-Public-Domain
Category: Productivity/Office/Dictionary
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: dictd
5 Abhängigkeiten
2 stellt bereit
installed executable or alias match
Abgeglichen nach: Dictd

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: dictd from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper92%

dictd-devel 1.13.3+git.1731775346.2b21553-2.3

Development files for dictd

https://github.com/cheusov/dictd

sudo zypper install dictd-devel

License: BSD-3-Clause AND GPL-1.0-or-later AND GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-or-later AND MIT AND SUSE-Public-Domain
Category: Development/Languages/C and C++
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: dictd
1 Abhängigkeiten
1 stellt bereit
installed executable or alias match
Abgeglichen nach: Dictd

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: dictd-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

Quellspur

Aus Repository-Daten generiert

Diese Seite wird von av-web aus dem privaten Paket-SQLite-Artefakt bereitgestellt, das scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py erstellt.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/dict.yml

Verwendete Quellen

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av.db category and tag curation
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curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

dict mit Homebrew, apt, MacPorts, Nix, dnf, pacman, zypper installieren

Weitere Installationsbefehle

macOS

Linux

Paketzusammenfassung

Projektlinks

Befehle und Aliase

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

Projektgeschichte

Adoptionsgeschichte

Wie es verwendet wird

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

Zeitleiste

Related projects

Quellen

Risikostufe: blue

Risikoklassifikator

Warum

Signale

Installationsverhalten

Empfohlene Prüfung

Configuration and credential file locations

Configuration files

Installierte Executables

Version und Aktualität

Paketmetadaten

Details aus der Quelldatenbank

Andere Paketmanager-Einträge

Interne Paketlinks

Themen-Hubs

Verwandte Tools

Gleicher Workflow

Agent-Sicherheitsleitfäden

Aus Repository-Daten generiert

Combined YAML source

Verwendete Quellen