How To Install aspell-is on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install aspell-is on Debian 9. aspell-is is Icelandic dictionary for GNU Aspell

Introduction

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

What is aspell-is

aspell-is is:

This package contains all the required files to add support for the Icelandic language to the GNU Aspell spell checker.

There are three methods to install aspell-is 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-is 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-is using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install aspell-is

Install aspell-is Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install aspell-is

Install aspell-is 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-is using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install aspell-is

How To Uninstall aspell-is on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove aspell-is

Uninstall aspell-is And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove aspell-is

Remove aspell-is Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge aspell-is

Remove aspell-is configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge aspell-is

Dependencies

aspell-is have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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