How To Install gtkspell on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtkspell on CentOS 7. gtkspell is On-the-fly spell checking for GtkTextView widgets

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtkspell on CentOS 7.

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. 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 CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gtkspell.

Install gtkspell on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install gtkspell

Install gtkspell on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

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

sudo dnf -y install gtkspell

How To Uninstall gtkspell on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove gtkspell

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtkspell on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.