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The dict utility (dictionary client) no longer works out of the box in Fedora 41. It only shows the message: > 'dict.conf' doesn't specify any dict server Older versions of dict had a builtin fallback to use dict.org if no servers are specified in the config file or on the command line. This feature was removed in version 1.13.0: https://github.com/cheusov/dictd/commit/1c167244d9227e7944f85dfc45bed613c07cefb5 The solution is to add a config file /etc/dict.conf with the line "server dict.org". Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: > dict nonexistent Actual Results: 'dict.conf' doesn't specify any dict server Expected Results: 3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: [...] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: [...] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thesaurus]: [...]
Thank you for the detailed report! I'll take a look.
FEDORA-2025-d7c04577f2 (dictd-1.13.1-5.fc41) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 41. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-d7c04577f2
FEDORA-2025-d7c04577f2 has been pushed to the Fedora 41 testing repository. Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command: `sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2025-d7c04577f2` You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-d7c04577f2 See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.
FEDORA-2025-d7c04577f2 (dictd-1.13.1-5.fc41) has been pushed to the Fedora 41 stable repository. If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.