How To Install libgspell-1-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgspell-1-dev on Kali Linux. libgspell-1-dev is spell-checking library for GTK+ applications - development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgspell-1-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libgspell-1-dev

libgspell-1-dev 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 development headers and libraries.

There are three methods to install libgspell-1-dev on Kali Linux. 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-dev 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-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install libgspell-1-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgspell-1-dev

Install libgspell-1-dev Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install libgspell-1-dev

How To Uninstall libgspell-1-dev on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libgspell-1-dev

Uninstall libgspell-1-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgspell-1-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

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

Remove libgspell-1-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libgspell-1-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

libgspell-1-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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