How To Install wirish on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install wirish on Ubuntu 22.04. wirish is Irish (Gaeilge) dictionary words for /usr/share/dict

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wirish on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is wirish

wirish is:

This package provides the file /usr/share/dict/irish containing a list of Irish words. This list can be used by spelling checkers, and by programs such as look(1).

There are three methods to install wirish on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install wirish Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wirish

Install wirish Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install wirish using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install wirish

Install wirish 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 wirish using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wirish

How To Uninstall wirish on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the wirish package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove wirish

Uninstall wirish And Its Dependencies

To uninstall wirish and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wirish

Remove wirish Configurations and Data

To remove wirish configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge wirish

Remove wirish configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wirish

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install wirish package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.