How To Install libgspell-1-common on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgspell-1-common on Debian 11. libgspell-1-common is libgspell architecture-independent files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgspell-1-common on Debian 11.

What is libgspell-1-common

libgspell-1-common is:

gspell provides a flexible API to add spell checking to a GTK+ application. It features:

  • GObject wrappers around Enchant
  • An inline spell checker for GtkTextView (enhanced version of GtkSpell)
  • A spell checker dialog for GtkTextView
  • Support of the no-spell-check tag defined by GtkSourceView
  • Language choosers (button and dialog)

This package contains the architecture independent files like translation of messages.

There are three methods to install libgspell-1-common on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libgspell-1-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 libgspell-1-common using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgspell-1-common

Install libgspell-1-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgspell-1-common using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgspell-1-common

Install libgspell-1-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libgspell-1-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgspell-1-common

How To Uninstall libgspell-1-common on Debian 11

To uninstall only the libgspell-1-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgspell-1-common

Uninstall libgspell-1-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgspell-1-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgspell-1-common

Remove libgspell-1-common Configurations and Data

To remove libgspell-1-common configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgspell-1-common

Remove libgspell-1-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgspell-1-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgspell-1-common

Dependencies

libgspell-1-common have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgspell-1-common package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.