How To Install gtkspell on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtkspell on Rocky Linux 8. gtkspell is On-the-fly spell checking for GtkTextView widgets

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtkspell on Rocky Linux 8.

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 Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gtkspell.

Install gtkspell on Rocky Linux 8 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 Rocky Linux 8 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 Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove gtkspell

gtkspell Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/6a
/usr/lib/.build-id/6a/d663ab1e272836b31e7ae65430c1e1406215dc
/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
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/9c
/usr/lib/.build-id/9c/54929fc59198a97f4afb6e018e3d75a7c5bdb9
/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

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gtkspell on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.