How To Install hunspell-fr-classical on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install hunspell-fr-classical on Debian 9. hunspell-fr-classical is French dictionary for hunspell (classical version)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install hunspell-fr-classical on Debian 9.

What is hunspell-fr-classical

hunspell-fr-classical is:

This dictionary is a superset of the “modern” dictionary (from the hunspell-fr-modern package), to which it adds alternative spellings (some which are still widely used, some others which are being phased out).

For an overview of the available French dictionaries, see the description of the hunspell-fr package.

There are three methods to install hunspell-fr-classical 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 hunspell-fr-classical Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install hunspell-fr-classical using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install hunspell-fr-classical

Install hunspell-fr-classical Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install hunspell-fr-classical using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install hunspell-fr-classical

Install hunspell-fr-classical 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 hunspell-fr-classical using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install hunspell-fr-classical

How To Uninstall hunspell-fr-classical on Debian 9

To uninstall only the hunspell-fr-classical package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove hunspell-fr-classical

Uninstall hunspell-fr-classical And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove hunspell-fr-classical

Remove hunspell-fr-classical Configurations and Data

To remove hunspell-fr-classical configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge hunspell-fr-classical

Remove hunspell-fr-classical configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove hunspell-fr-classical configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hunspell-fr-classical

Dependencies

hunspell-fr-classical have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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