How To Install libaspell-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaspell-dev on Kali Linux. libaspell-dev is Development files for applications with GNU Aspell support

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libaspell-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libaspell-dev

libaspell-dev is:

This package contains the headers and static libraries for developing applications with Aspell spell-checking support.

You need this package ONLY if you plan to build applications that link against the Aspell libraries. You do not have to install this package if all you want to do is use the Aspell program to spell-check documents.

There are three methods to install libaspell-dev 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 libaspell-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libaspell-dev

Install libaspell-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libaspell-dev

Install libaspell-dev 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 libaspell-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libaspell-dev

How To Uninstall libaspell-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libaspell-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libaspell-dev

Uninstall libaspell-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libaspell-dev

Remove libaspell-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libaspell-dev

Remove libaspell-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libaspell-dev

Dependencies

libaspell-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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