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    {How To]OFFLINE DICTIONARY FOR UBUNTU

    Many of u, like me may be wondering how to install offline dictionary in ubuntu.I have tried to search and found a very good one..u will definitely going to like it...the application's name is-- Stardict.

    How to Install??

    Use ubuntu software center or your terminal to install it.
    sudo apt-get install stardict

    After the installation, you have to add your favourite dictionary in stardict.For this follow these steps--

    1. Download your dictionary from here-- http://www.tricksfind.in/2011/05/off...or-ubuntu.html
    (go here and click on the free dictionary link). i have downloaded babylon, you can download any of it.
    2. There will be a lot of tarballs inside your selected options,you can download
    one or many tarballs.
    3. For every tarballs repeat these steps--
    a) Extract it- tar -xjvf (name of your tarball)
    b) Move it - mv (name of your extracted folder) /usr/share/stardict/dic


    4. After these steps, open stardict(Applications->Accessories->Stardict) and
    look for any word.


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    Re: {How To]OFFLINE DICTIONARY FOR UBUNTU

    Thats good.. Thanks..

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