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How to install Babiloo on Debian 8.6

To install Babiloo on Debian

Babiloo is a free and open source software for reading dictionaries in offline.

Features

  • Supported by most of the platforms, Windows, Linux, MacOS, Nokia S60 (> 1.9).
  • Supports both SDictionary, and StarDict formats.
  • HTML displaying for the supported dictionaries.
  • Can download more dictionaries within the application.

To install Babiloo

First add repo link on the apt source list. Use the following command to open the file and add the below mentioned line in it. 

root@linuxhelp:~# nano /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian jessie main

After adding the link, update the apt source. 

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get update
Ign http://dl.google.com stable InRelease
Hit http://dl.google.com stable Release.gpg                                    
Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates InRelease                        
Hit http://dl.google.com stable Release                                        
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease                                  
Hit http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates InRelease                             
Ign http://ftp.de.debian.org jessie InRelease                                  
Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/main Sources                     
Hit http://dl.google.com stable/main amd64 Packages                            
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Sources                               
Hit http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/main Sources                          
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org jessie Release.gpg                                
Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/contrib Sources                  
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages                        
Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/main amd64 Packages              
Hit http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/contrib Sources                       
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org jessie Release                                    
Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/contrib amd64 Packages           
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en                        
Get:1 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/main amd64 Packages/DiffIndex [6,916 B]
Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/contrib Translation-en           
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org jessie/main amd64 Packages                        
Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/main Translation-en              
Hit http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/contrib amd64 Packages                
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org jessie/main Translation-en                        
Hit http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/contrib Translation-en                
Get:2 http://ftp.debian.org jessie-updates/main Translation-en/DiffIndex [2,704 B]
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en_US                         
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en
Fetched 9,620 B in 2s (3,712 B/s)
Reading package lists... Done

Once it is updated, install Babiloo by using apt-get install command.

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install babiloo
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  libmysqlclient18 libqt4-declarative libqt4-designer libqt4-help
  libqt4-network libqt4-opengl libqt4-script libqt4-scripttools libqt4-sql
  libqt4-sql-mysql libqt4-svg libqt4-test libqt4-xmlpatterns
  libqtassistantclient4 libqtwebkit4 mysql-common python-qt4 python-sip
Suggested packages:
  libqt4-declarative-folderlistmodel libqt4-declarative-gestures
  libqt4-declarative-particles libqt4-declarative-shaders qt4-qmlviewer
  libqt4-dev python-qt4-dbg
.
.
.
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Setting up libqt4-xmlpatterns:amd64 (4:4.8.6+git64-g5dc8b2b+dfsg-3+deb8u1) ...
Setting up libqt4-declarative:amd64 (4:4.8.6+git64-g5dc8b2b+dfsg-3+deb8u1) ...
Setting up libqt4-designer:amd64 (4:4.8.6+git64-g5dc8b2b+dfsg-3+deb8u1) ...
Setting up libqt4-help:amd64 (4:4.8.6+git64-g5dc8b2b+dfsg-3+deb8u1) ...
Setting up libqt4-opengl:amd64 (4:4.8.6+git64-g5dc8b2b+dfsg-3+deb8u1) ...
Setting up libqt4-scripttools:amd64 (4:4.8.6+git64-g5dc8b2b+dfsg-3+deb8u1) ...
Setting up libqt4-sql-mysql:amd64 (4:4.8.6+git64-g5dc8b2b+dfsg-3+deb8u1) ...
Setting up libqt4-svg:amd64 (4:4.8.6+git64-g5dc8b2b+dfsg-3+deb8u1) ...
Setting up libqt4-test:amd64 (4:4.8.6+git64-g5dc8b2b+dfsg-3+deb8u1) ...
Setting up libqtassistantclient4:amd64 (4.6.3-6) ...
Setting up libqtwebkit4:amd64 (2.3.4.dfsg-3) ...
Setting up babiloo (2.0.11-1) ...
Setting up python-sip (4.16.4+dfsg-1) ...
Setting up python-qt4 (4.11.2+dfsg-1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.19-18+deb8u6) ...

Type babiloo on your terminal for opening it.

root@linuxhelp:~# babiloo


You can also type babiloo on the activities tab, and click the babiloo icon to open it.

Now its opened. Enjoy using Babiloo.

Tag : debian
FAQ
Q
what is the purpose of installing babiloo in debian?
A
Babiloo is an open source free OS independent dictionary application that works in offline mode.
Q
what are all the features of babiloo?
A
the features of babiloo are
* Runs on all the platforms, Windows, Linux, MacOS, Nokia S60 (>1.9).
* Supports dictionaries in SDictionary and StarDict formats.
* HTML displaying for the supported dictionaries.
* Able to download more dictionaries within the application.
* Support for many languages / fonts rendering.
* Don't convert dictionaries, use originals.
* Phonetic sounds.
* Advanced search.
* Collaborative dictionaries.
Q
how to install Ppa installation in debian?
A
Yes instaed you can add its repo in "/etc/apt/sources.list"
Q
how to remove a package from debian?
A
you can remove the package by following command
# apt-get remove packagename
Q
how many platforms babiloo is supported?
A
babiloo is Supported  by most of the platforms, Windows, Linux, MacOS, Nokia S60 (>1.9).