How To Install libgspell-1-doc on Debian 12

Learn how to install libgspell-1-doc on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libgspell-1-doc is spell-checking library for GTK+ applications - documentation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgspell-1-doc on Debian 12.

What is libgspell-1-doc

libgspell-1-doc 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 API documentation.

There are three methods to install libgspell-1-doc on Debian 12. 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-doc 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-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install libgspell-1-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libgspell-1-doc

Install libgspell-1-doc 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-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgspell-1-doc

How To Uninstall libgspell-1-doc on Debian 12

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

sudo apt-get remove libgspell-1-doc

Uninstall libgspell-1-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgspell-1-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

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

Remove libgspell-1-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libgspell-1-doc configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

libgspell-1-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgspell-1-doc package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.