How To Install libgspell-1-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgspell-1-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgspell-1-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.