How To Install ienglish-common on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ienglish-common on Ubuntu 18.04. ienglish-common is Common files for British and American ispell dictionaries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ienglish-common on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is ienglish-common

ienglish-common is:

This package provides common files and dependencies for all American and British ispell dictionary packages. The package is useless if none of the dictionaries is also installed.

There are three methods to install ienglish-common 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 ienglish-common Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ienglish-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ienglish-common

Install ienglish-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ienglish-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ienglish-common

Install ienglish-common 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 ienglish-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ienglish-common

How To Uninstall ienglish-common on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the ienglish-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ienglish-common

Uninstall ienglish-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ienglish-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ienglish-common

Remove ienglish-common Configurations and Data

To remove ienglish-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ienglish-common

Remove ienglish-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ienglish-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ienglish-common

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ienglish-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.