How To Install libgspell-1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgspell-1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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-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 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-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgspell-1-dev
How To Uninstall libgspell-1-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgspell-1-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
