How To Install aspell-de-alt on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install aspell-de-alt on Debian 9. aspell-de-alt is transitional dummy package for aspell-de-1901

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install aspell-de-alt on Debian 9.

What is aspell-de-alt

aspell-de-alt is:

This is a transitional dummy package for migration from aspell-de-alt to aspell-de-1901. It can safely be removed.

There are three methods to install aspell-de-alt on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install aspell-de-alt Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install aspell-de-alt using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install aspell-de-alt

Install aspell-de-alt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install aspell-de-alt using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install aspell-de-alt

Install aspell-de-alt Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install aspell-de-alt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install aspell-de-alt

How To Uninstall aspell-de-alt on Debian 9

To uninstall only the aspell-de-alt package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove aspell-de-alt

Uninstall aspell-de-alt And Its Dependencies

To uninstall aspell-de-alt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove aspell-de-alt

Remove aspell-de-alt Configurations and Data

To remove aspell-de-alt configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge aspell-de-alt

Remove aspell-de-alt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove aspell-de-alt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge aspell-de-alt

Dependencies

aspell-de-alt have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install aspell-de-alt package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.