How To Install gtkspell on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtkspell in Fedora 36. gtkspell is On-the-fly spell checking for GtkTextView widgets

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtkspell on Fedora 36.

What is gtkspell

GtkSpell provides word-processor-style highlighting and replacement of misspelled words in a GtkTextView widget as you type. Right-clicking a misspelled word pops up a menu of suggested replacements.

We can use yum or dnf to install gtkspell on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gtkspell.

Install gtkspell on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install gtkspell using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gtkspell

Install gtkspell on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install gtkspell using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gtkspell

How To Uninstall gtkspell on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove gtkspell

gtkspell Package Contents on Fedora 36

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## Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install `gtkspell` on Fedora 36.

### What is `gtkspell`

> GtkSpell provides word-processor-style highlighting and replacement of misspelled words in a GtkTextView widget as you type. Right-clicking a misspelled word pops up a menu of suggested replacements.  

We can use `yum` or `dnf` to install `gtkspell` on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gtkspell.

## Install gtkspell on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with `dnf` using the following command.

```bash
sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install gtkspell using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gtkspell

Install gtkspell on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install gtkspell using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gtkspell

/usr/lib/.build-id /usr/lib/.build-id/dc /usr/lib/.build-id/dc/e6b9bb192eff085c70d5e9b498db85d34c10a0 /usr/lib64/libgtkspell.so.0 /usr/lib64/libgtkspell.so.0.0.0 /usr/share/doc/gtkspell /usr/share/doc/gtkspell/AUTHORS /usr/share/doc/gtkspell/COPYING /usr/share/doc/gtkspell/README /usr/share/locale/af/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/be/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/eo/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/eu/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/ga/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/gl/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/hy/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/id/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/ky/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/lt/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/lv/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/mn/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/ms/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/nb/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/rm/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/ro/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/rw/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/sl/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/sq/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/th/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/vi/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/wa/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/zh_HK/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo

How To Uninstall gtkspell on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove gtkspell

gtkspell Package Contents on Fedora 36

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtkspell on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).

/usr/lib/.build-id /usr/lib/.build-id/47 /usr/lib/.build-id/47/75991bc1a732f8894705b80a0c2bf24b4fcd9e /usr/lib/libgtkspell.so.0 /usr/lib/libgtkspell.so.0.0.0 /usr/share/doc/gtkspell /usr/share/doc/gtkspell/AUTHORS /usr/share/doc/gtkspell/COPYING /usr/share/doc/gtkspell/README /usr/share/locale/af/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/be/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/eo/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/eu/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/ga/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/gl/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/hy/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/id/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/ky/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/lt/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/lv/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/mn/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/ms/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/nb/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/rm/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/ro/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/rw/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/sl/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/sq/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/th/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/vi/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/wa/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/zh_HK/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo /usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/gtkspell.mo


## References

* [gtkspell website](http://gtkspell.sourceforge.net/)

## Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install `gtkspell` on [Fedora 36](/fedora/36/) using [yum](/fedora/36/yum/) and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).