Word web like dictionary in linux - StarDict

In Linux, two best dictionary tools are JaLingo and StartDict. Stardict is supported by many Linux distributions and particularly by Ubuntu.

StarDict uses its own dictionary format. So, you have to install dictionaries before you actually start using StarDict. You can find a good selection of ready-to-use dictionaries at http://stardict.sourceforge.net/Dictionaries.php.

Steps to install it.

$ sudo apt-get install stardict

Download the Dictionary of your choice from http://stardict.sourceforge.net/Dictionaries.php

untar the dictionary file in current directory,

$ tar -xjvf stardict-freedict-eng-hin-2.4.2.tar.bz2

Move the untar file to /usr/share/stardict/dic. Issue this command in Terminal - "sudo mv stardict-freedict-eng-hin-2.4.2 /usr/share/stardict/dic".

Start StarDict, if required kill the process and start it.