How To Install libenchant1c2a on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libenchant1c2a on Ubuntu 18.04. libenchant1c2a is Wrapper library for various spell checker engines (runtime libs)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libenchant1c2a on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libenchant1c2a

libenchant1c2a is:

Enchant is a generic spell checking library which uses existing spell checker engines such as ispell, aspell and myspell as its backends.

Enchant steps in to provide uniformity and conformity on top of these libraries, and implement certain features that may be lacking in any individual provider library.

This package contains the shared library and non-Voikko enchant plugins.

There are three methods to install libenchant1c2a 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 libenchant1c2a Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libenchant1c2a using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libenchant1c2a

Install libenchant1c2a Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libenchant1c2a using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libenchant1c2a

Install libenchant1c2a 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 libenchant1c2a using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libenchant1c2a

How To Uninstall libenchant1c2a on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libenchant1c2a package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libenchant1c2a

Uninstall libenchant1c2a And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libenchant1c2a and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libenchant1c2a

Remove libenchant1c2a Configurations and Data

To remove libenchant1c2a configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libenchant1c2a

Remove libenchant1c2a configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libenchant1c2a configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libenchant1c2a

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libenchant1c2a package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.