How To Install hfst-ospell on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install hfst-ospell on Kali Linux. hfst-ospell is Spell checker library and tool based on HFST

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install hfst-ospell on Kali Linux.

What is hfst-ospell

hfst-ospell is:

Minimal HFST optimized lookup format based spell checker library and a demonstrational implementation of command line based spell checker.

There are three methods to install hfst-ospell on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install hfst-ospell Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install hfst-ospell using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install hfst-ospell

Install hfst-ospell Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install hfst-ospell

Install hfst-ospell Using aptitude

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

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install hfst-ospell using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install hfst-ospell

How To Uninstall hfst-ospell on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the hfst-ospell package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove hfst-ospell

Uninstall hfst-ospell And Its Dependencies

To uninstall hfst-ospell and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove hfst-ospell

Remove hfst-ospell Configurations and Data

To remove hfst-ospell configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge hfst-ospell

Remove hfst-ospell configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hfst-ospell

Dependencies

hfst-ospell have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install hfst-ospell package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.