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