How To Install codespell on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install codespell on Debian 9.
What is codespell
codespell is:
codespell is designed to find and fix common misspellings in text files. It is designed primarily for checking misspelled words in source code, but it can be used with other files as well.
There are three methods to install codespell 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 codespell Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install codespell using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install codespell
Install codespell Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install codespell using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install codespell
Install codespell 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 codespell using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install codespell
How To Uninstall codespell on Debian 9
To uninstall only the codespell package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove codespell
Uninstall codespell And Its Dependencies
To uninstall codespell and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove codespell
Remove codespell Configurations and Data
To remove codespell configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge codespell
Remove codespell configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove codespell configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge codespell
Dependencies
codespell have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install codespell package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.