Bug 6712

Summary:	Please add dictd server and client with "free" dictionaries to Mageia
Product:	Mageia	Reporter:	Gene Alexander <subs>
Component:	New RPM package request	Assignee:	All Packagers <pkg-bugs>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	Normal
Version:	Cauldron
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:	Mdv
Source RPM:	dictd	CVE:
Status comment:

Description Gene Alexander 2012-07-06 21:30:27 CEST

I have used the dictd-server and dictd-client from the command line for my dictionary needs for a Very Long Time. Likely more than 10 years now. I do not want a GUI based dictionary like StarDict as I prefer the fast lookup at the command line. These are the RPMs I currently have installed on my many times upgraded Mageia 2 system:

dictd-client-1.10.1-6mdv2008.1
dictd-dicts-devils-0.1.0-14mdv2010.0
dictd-dicts-easton-0.1.0-14mdv2010.0
dictd-dicts-eng-fra-0.1.0-14mdv2010.0
dictd-dicts-foldoc-0.1.0-14mdv2010.0
dictd-dicts-fra-eng-0.1.0-14mdv2010.0
dictd-dicts-gazetteer-0.1.0-14mdv2010.0
dictd-dicts-gcide-0.1.0-14mdv2010.0
dictd-dicts-jargon-0.1.0-14mdv2010.0
dictd-dicts-lat-eng-0.1.0-14mdv2010.0
dictd-dicts-vera-0.1.0-14mdv2010.0
dictd-dicts-web1913-0.1.0-14mdv2010.0
dictd-dicts-wn-0.1.0-14mdv2010.0
dictd-dicts-world95-0.1.0-14mdv2010.0
dictd-server-1.10.1-6mdv2008.1
dictd-utils-1.10.1-6mdv2008.1

Obviously a fresh install would wipe these out with no recourse but for me to find all the bits and install everything from source. The reason to use a RPM based distribution is to avoid that. :)

One may download the latest dictd-server / dictd-client source here:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/dict/files/dictd/dictd-1.12.0/

Several "free" language translation dictionaries are here:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/freedict/files/

The DICT Development Group Formatted DICT Databases are here:

http://www.dict.org/w/databases/dict

However, it appears their FTP server is down at the moment. I have sent a message to hostmaster@dict.org to find out when it will be back up.

Once they fix their FTP server, at a minimum I would like to see the command line dictd server, dictd client, and all of the DICT Development Group Formatted DICT Databases added to Mageia.

Thank you.

Manuel Hiebel 2012-07-07 14:13:35 CEST

Source RPM: (none) => dictd
Whiteboard: (none) => Mdv

Comment 1 Samuel Verschelde 2016-10-11 20:54:55 CEST

Assigning this package request to all packagers collectively. On a voluntary basis, one of them might want to integrate it to the distribution and maintain it for bug and security fixes.

You might also want to join the packager team to maintain this piece of software: see https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Becoming_a_Mageia_Packager

Assignee: bugsquad => pkg-bugs