How To Install voikko-fi on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install voikko-fi on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is voikko-fi
voikko-fi is:
Voikko-fi (previously known as suomi-malaga) is a description of Finnish morphology written for libvoikko.
This package contains a compiled version of Voikko-fi using the new unweighted VFST dictionary format. It is suitable for use in spell checking, grammar checking and hyphenation system Voikko, provided by the libvoikko library.
There are three methods to install voikko-fi on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install voikko-fi Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install voikko-fi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install voikko-fi
Install voikko-fi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install voikko-fi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install voikko-fi
Install voikko-fi 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install voikko-fi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install voikko-fi
How To Uninstall voikko-fi on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the voikko-fi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove voikko-fi
Uninstall voikko-fi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall voikko-fi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove voikko-fi
Remove voikko-fi Configurations and Data
To remove voikko-fi configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge voikko-fi
Remove voikko-fi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove voikko-fi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge voikko-fi
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install voikko-fi package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
