How To Install python-gtkspellcheck on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gtkspellcheck on Ubuntu 18.04. python-gtkspellcheck is Python 2 spellchecking library GTK+ based on Enchant

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gtkspellcheck on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-gtkspellcheck

python-gtkspellcheck is:

It supports both GTK+’s Python bindings, PyGObject and PyGtk, and for both Python 2 and 3 with automatic switching and binding autodetection. For automatic translation of the user interface it can use GEdit’s translation files.

This package contains the Python 2 version with support for PyGtk and PyGObject.

There are three methods to install python-gtkspellcheck 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 python-gtkspellcheck Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python-gtkspellcheck using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-gtkspellcheck

Install python-gtkspellcheck Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-gtkspellcheck using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-gtkspellcheck

Install python-gtkspellcheck 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 python-gtkspellcheck using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-gtkspellcheck

How To Uninstall python-gtkspellcheck on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-gtkspellcheck package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-gtkspellcheck

Uninstall python-gtkspellcheck And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-gtkspellcheck and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-gtkspellcheck

Remove python-gtkspellcheck Configurations and Data

To remove python-gtkspellcheck configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-gtkspellcheck

Remove python-gtkspellcheck configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-gtkspellcheck configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-gtkspellcheck

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gtkspellcheck package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.