How To Install tmispell-voikko on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install tmispell-voikko on Kali Linux. tmispell-voikko is Ispell wrapper which uses Voikko for spell-checking

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tmispell-voikko on Kali Linux.

What is tmispell-voikko

tmispell-voikko is:

Voikko is a Finnish spell-checker and hyphenator based on Malaga and Suomi-Malaga.

Tmispell is an Ispell wrapper that provides an Ispell-like interface for other programs that need spelling checker. Many programs (e.g. mail clients, text editors, and word processors) use Ispell for spell-checking. This package makes it possible for such programs to use Voikko for Finnish spell-checking.

This package will set up Tmispell so that the command “ispell” actually starts “tmispell”. The real Ispell will be launched only if Tmispell does not support the selected language.

There are three methods to install tmispell-voikko 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 tmispell-voikko Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tmispell-voikko

Install tmispell-voikko Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tmispell-voikko

Install tmispell-voikko 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 tmispell-voikko using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tmispell-voikko

How To Uninstall tmispell-voikko on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the tmispell-voikko package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove tmispell-voikko

Uninstall tmispell-voikko And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tmispell-voikko

Remove tmispell-voikko Configurations and Data

To remove tmispell-voikko configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge tmispell-voikko

Remove tmispell-voikko configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tmispell-voikko

Dependencies

tmispell-voikko have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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