Hi Everyone,
Today i will introduce one of a dictionary application in Linux/Ubuntu that is Gwaei, Gwaei is OpenSource English - Japanese dictionary which translate English to Japanese word by word (sometime phrase). Gwaei provide some dictionary option that you can choose, some of them are English - Japanese Dictionary, Kanji Dictionary, Name and Place Dictionary.
Gwai Screenshot |
Dictionary that provided |
To run gWaei it's required an environment with at least gtk+-3.2.0/glib-2.30.0, curl 7.19.6, gnome-doc-utils-0.14.0, and gsettings-desktop-schemas and ttf-kanjistrokeorders, but you do not need worry about it, because you can install Gwaei from apt-get (default repository) and all required application above automaticaly installed by system.
Install gWaei Dictionary via APT
You can install gWaei through apt-get install, do following to install gWaei in Ubuntu from terminal. For other linux distro (windows also), you can download gWaei source from this.
$ sudo apt-get install gwaeiAfter installation process finish, run gWaei from Menu > Accessories > gWaei Japanese English Dictionary, add some dictionary in Edit > Preferences > Dictionaries then gWaei will ready to use. Here gWaei screenshot from my desk.
gWaei Translate English to japanese |
gWaei Kanji Dictionary |