How To Install hfst-ospell on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hfst-ospell on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is hfst-ospell
hfst-ospell is:
Minimal HFST optimized lookup format based spell checker library and a demonstrational implementation of command line based spell checker.
There are three methods to install hfst-ospell on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install hfst-ospell Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install hfst-ospell using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hfst-ospell
Install hfst-ospell Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hfst-ospell using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hfst-ospell
Install hfst-ospell 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 hfst-ospell using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hfst-ospell
How To Uninstall hfst-ospell on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the hfst-ospell package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hfst-ospell
Uninstall hfst-ospell And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hfst-ospell and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hfst-ospell
Remove hfst-ospell Configurations and Data
To remove hfst-ospell configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hfst-ospell
Remove hfst-ospell configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hfst-ospell configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hfst-ospell
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hfst-ospell package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.