# Some Linux help please? **URL:** \ **Category:** Technology\ **Created:** [March 30, 2005, 6:07am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/some-linux-help-please/16776 "2005-03-30T06:07:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tetsuo](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@Tetsuo](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Tetsuo)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2005, 6:07am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/some-linux-help-please/16776/1 "2005-03-30T06:07:13Z")
So I finally found what looks like a good Chinese-English dictionary for Linux, a KDE one called KCDict. Only now the problem is that I can’t install it - every time I ./configure I get: ```auto checking for Qt... configure: error: Qt (>= Qt 3.0.3) (headers and libraries) not found. Please check your installation! ``` But I’m certain I’ve got all the Qt3 libraries and headers installed, and they’re definitely newer than 3.0.3, so what could the problem be? Even most of the results on Google - and this apparently is a common problem - don’t end up with actual answers. Either that or they’re in foriegn languages. ---
**Author:** ![gary](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@gary](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/gary)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2005, 6:21am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/some-linux-help-please/16776/2 "2005-03-30T06:21:09Z")
if you were any nicer before, I’d offer suggestions. Hail, continual plodders, hail! ---
**Author:** ![gary](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@gary](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/gary)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2005, 6:42am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/some-linux-help-please/16776/3 "2005-03-30T06:42:45Z")
what the hell. check this [lists.debian.org/debian-kde/2003 … 00015.html](http://lists.debian.org/debian-kde/2003/06/msg00015.html) If you ever want to try another dictionary, you could always run Windows under Linux: VMWare or Win4lin. I like Wenlin. ---
**Author:** ![Tetsuo](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@Tetsuo](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Tetsuo)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2005, 7:29am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/some-linux-help-please/16776/4 "2005-03-30T07:29:32Z")
Thanks for defying your better judgement and helping out. I’ll give that a try now. EDIT: Et viola! It works! Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![gary](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@gary](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/gary)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2005, 1:10am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/some-linux-help-please/16776/5 "2005-03-31T01:10:14Z")
cool, I’m happy you switched to Linux. How do you like it so far? If you ever get the desire to run Windows stuff on Linux, I forgot to mention CrossOver Office. It emulates enough of Windows to let you run some apps. Don’t need to run Windows entirely. Office, Photoshop, iTunes. Really on any platform, I can’t live without Photoshop and iTunes. GIMP is not a substitute for Photoshop. It’s worth a look. ---
**Author:** ![Dog\_s\_Breakfast](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/838e76/32.png) [@Dog\_s\_Breakfast](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Dog_s_Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 10:21am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/some-linux-help-please/16776/6 "2005-04-01T10:21:59Z")
[quote=“Tetsuo”]So I finally found what looks like a good Chinese-English dictionary for Linux, a KDE one called KCDict. Only now the problem is that I can’t install it - every time I ./configure I get:[/quote] Stop. Don’t even bother. I’ll turn you on to a really great dictionary. It is (drumroll please), Stardict. It actually does several languages. You install the basic Stardict package, and then add the dictionaries you want to it. Both simplified and traditional character dictionaries are available (you can install both, and switch off between them as you like). Installing the basic package is easy if you’re using Debian (or Kanotix/Knoppix): _apt-get install stardict_ If you try to run it at this point, you’ll get an error message telling you that you don’t have any dictionaries installed, and you’ll be referred to this web page: [stardict.sourceforge.net/](http://stardict.sourceforge.net/) You have to download the dictionary tarballs. I’ll save you a little trouble - here’s where you’ll find them: Traditional Chinese: [stardict.sourceforge.net/Dictionaries\_zh\_TW.php](http://stardict.sourceforge.net/Dictionaries_zh_TW.php) (note: several to choose from, I like the Oxford one) Simplified Chinese: [stardict.sourceforge.net/Dictionaries\_zh\_CN.php](http://stardict.sourceforge.net/Dictionaries_zh_CN.php) (note: again, you have choices, I chose Oxford) OK, after you’ve downloaded, to install the Big5 dictionary: _tar -jxvf stardict-oxford-big5-2.4.2.tar.bz2 cd stardict-oxford-big5-2.4.2 mv oxford\* /usr/share/stardict/dic/ cd … rmdir stardict-oxford-big5-2.4.2_ In case you’re worried about making a typo when typing “stardict-oxford-big5-2.4.2”, I’ll clue you in on a little Linux trick called “auto-completion”. Just type the first few letters: _tar -jxvf star_ and hit the tab key - Linux will type the rest for you. This works for most commands. Now just start stardict (type “stardict” in an Xterm). It will work! You can choose to click “scan” which makes the dictionary behave similar to Dr. Eye, or unclick “scan” and you just type in the word you want to look up. Dead easy. Hope this helps. best regards, DB ---
**Author:** ![Tetsuo](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@Tetsuo](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Tetsuo)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 12:07pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/some-linux-help-please/16776/7 "2005-04-01T12:07:57Z")
DB, thanks for that - I’ve already got Stardict, but I couldn’t seem to find any Chinese\>English dictionaries for it, just English\>Chinese. Definitely looking into that! ---
**Author:** ![Andre](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/6de8d8/32.png) [@Andre](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Andre)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2005, 5:16am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/some-linux-help-please/16776/8 "2005-04-03T05:16:43Z")
You can install all the dictionaries from [http://stardict.sourceforge.net/Dictionaries\_zh\_TW.php](http://stardict.sourceforge.net/Dictionaries_zh_TW.php), and Stardict will search in all of them. There are three Chinese-\>English dictionaries (xdict, cedict and langdao). [![](http://img12.exs.cx/img12/5976/stardict8cm.png)](http://www.imageshack.us) ---
**Author:** ![Tetsuo](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@Tetsuo](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Tetsuo)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2005, 4:57pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/some-linux-help-please/16776/9 "2005-04-03T16:57:40Z")
OMFG. As it turns out, I didn’t have stardict installed, I had stardic, which is shit. stardict is great. The fact I didn’t know about that program is basically the one thing that stopped me switching to Linux earlier. Seriously. You guys own. ---
**Author:** ![gary](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@gary](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/gary)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2005, 1:01am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/some-linux-help-please/16776/10 "2005-04-04T01:01:03Z")
dict files are wonderful. I wonder if there are any other Linux apps that make creative use of them. For instance, I have a plugin for my Safari browser, LiveDictionary. I can mouse over any word in my browser and a popup window will show it’s definition or translation, for any language for which there are available dicts. It even works with many other mac apps, really amazing.