Packages : dictd-dicts-easton_0.1.0-11mdk_all.deb dictd-dicts-web1913_0.1.0-11mdk_all.deb dictd-dicts-wn_0.1.0-11mdk_all.deb dict-webinterface_1.12.1+dfsg-8_amd64.deb Installation : 1. $ sudo apt install dict dictd dictzip 2. $ sudo dpkg -i dictd-dicts-web1913_0.1.0-11mdk_all.deb $ sudo dpkg -i dictd-dicts-wn_0.1.0-11mdk_all.deb $ sudo dpkg -i dictd-dicts-easton_0.1.0-11mdk_all.deb I made the following adjustment's : $ sudo vi /etc/dictd/dictd.conf # Site section here: global { #listen_to 127.0.0.1 # bind to local interfacea only } # Access section here: access { allow * allow localhost allow 127.0.0.1 # this allows access only from local host allow inetd # this allows access from inetd server } This above config binds dictd to all interfaces and allows access from all network interfaces. Check with $ dict to see if it works. 3. The Webster's Hypertext Gateway for dictd dict-webinterface_1.12.1+dfsg-8_amd64.deb is a hardwired binary which has its FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) hostname compiled into the binaries : %define HOSTNAME acer20.stokkie.net One will need to rebuild the source package dict-webinterface-1.12.1+dfsg-8.sdeb using the tool /usr/bin/debbuild (See README.sdeb). Download the perl script debbuild from here : ftp://crashrecovery.org/pub/linux/debbuild/v0.9.8/debbuild -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 70055 Jan 14 2021 debbuild* SHA1(debbuild)= f1ba556ec72d41810c2e07d852dd652ad545ca3c MD5(debbuild)= 69d071ad10bb4a25aa31ea75815f6e9e The contents of the source .sdeb package, which is also a tar file can be listed with : $ tar tvf dict-webinterface-1.12.1+dfsg-8.sdeb -rw-r--r-- root/root 186312 2022-03-14 19:14 SOURCES/dict-webinterface.tar.gz -rw-r--r-- root/root 8010 2022-03-14 21:19 SOURCES/dict-1.10-color-https-v2.patch -rw-r--r-- root/root 518 2022-03-14 21:20 SOURCES/dict-1.10-br.patch -rw-r--r-- root/root 1253 2022-03-14 21:23 SOURCES/dict-1.10-host.patch -rw-r--r-- ubuntu/ubuntu 1406 2006-11-02 03:29 SOURCES/dict-favicon.ico -rw-r--r-- ubuntu/ubuntu 4201 2020-09-11 03:38 SOURCES/penguin-s.gif -rw-r--r-- root/root 2886 2022-03-14 23:24 SPECS/dict-webinterface.spec $ 4. Setting up the perl script 'debbuild' to compile .deb binaries from RPMS source packages : $ sudo cp -p debbuild /usr/bin/debbuild $ sudo chmod 755 /usr/bin/debbuild $ sudo mkdir /usr/src/debian $ cd /usr/src/debian $ sudo mkdir BUILD BUILDROOT DEBS SDEBS SOURCES SPECS $ sudo apt-get install devscripts $ sudo apt-get install build-essential $ sudo apt-get install alien $ sudo apt-get install pax $ cd /usr/src/debian $ sudo tar xvf dict-webinterface-1.12.1+dfsg-8.sdeb SOURCES/dict-webinterface.tar.gz SOURCES/dict-1.10-color-https-v2.patch SOURCES/dict-1.10-br.patch SOURCES/dict-1.10-host.patch SOURCES/dict-favicon.ico SOURCES/penguin-s.gif SPECS/dict-webinterface.spec $ cd SPECS/ $ sudo vi dict-webinterface.spec adjust the FQDN hostname in the line with %define HOSTNAME into e.g.: %define HOSTNAME dict.library.org when your webserver has this FQDN hostname configured, and works as such on the Internet. And also bump up the version numer from 8 to 9 : Release: 9 5. Prerequisite(s) for installation of apache2 on Ubuntu. Setting up your apache2 server : $ sudo apt install apache2 apache2-bin apache2-data apache2-utils $ sudo apt install libapache2-mod-php $ sudo a2enmod cgi $ sudo a2ensite default-ssl.conf $ sudo a2enmod ssl $ sudo systemctl restart apache2 Next configure your certificates. One can e.g. obtain SSL certificates from the letsencrypt.org ACME server. Or one can for tesing purposes create a Self-Signed SSL Certificate : How To Enable HTTPS Protocol with Apache 2 on Ubuntu 20.04 https://www.rosehosting.com/blog/how-to-enable-https-protocol-with-apache-2-on-ubuntu-20-04/ 6. Rebuilding dict-webinterface_1.12.1+dfsg-8_amd64.deb $ cd /usr/src/debian/SPECS $ sudo sudo debbuild -v -ba dict-webinterface.spec See dict-webinterface.buildlog $ cd /usr/src/debian/DEBS/amd64 $ sudo dpkg -i dict-webinterface_1.12.1+dfsg-9_amd64.deb Selecting previously unselected package dict-webinterface. (Reading database ... 207941 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack dict-webinterface_1.12.1+dfsg-9_amd64.deb ... Unpacking dict-webinterface (1.12.1+dfsg-9) ... Setting up dict-webinterface (1.12.1+dfsg-9) ... $ $ dpkg -l | grep dict-webinterface ii dict-webinterface 1.12.1+dfsg-9 amd64 Webster's Hypertext Gateway for dictd $ dpkg -L dict-webinterface /. /usr /usr/lib /usr/lib/cgi-bin /usr/lib/cgi-bin/dict /usr/lib/cgi-bin/http_webster /var /var/www /var/www/html /var/www/html/favicon.ico /var/www/html/index.php /var/www/html/picts /var/www/html/picts/penguin-s.gif $ $ dpkg-query -s dict-webinterface Package: dict-webinterface Status: install ok installed Priority: optional Section: System/Servers Maintainer: Robert M. Stockmann Architecture: amd64 Version: 1.12.1+dfsg-8 Depends: dictd, dictd-dicts-web1913, dictd-dicts-wn, dictd-dicts-easton, apache2, apache2-bin, apache2-data, apache2-utils, libapache2-mod-php, libc6 Description: Webster's Hypertext Gateway for dictd The Webster Hypertext Gateway interface provides a point-and-click client interface (for non-linemode browsers) for accessing various dictionary services on the Internet. It uses apache2 mod_cgi and interfaces with dictd which is open at port 2628. To use type the word for which you want the definition in the search window, click to select either an exact match or an approximate match, and then click on the "Look up definition" button. Words in the resulting definition are hypertext linked back into the dictionary, allowing you to use your mouse to access the definition of those related (and unrelated) words. $ That should do it. Here's a screenshot: dict-webinterface_1.12.1+dfsg-8_amd64.png Robert M. Stockmann Tue Mar 15 01:31:29 CET 2022