How To Install wcatalan on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install wcatalan on Ubuntu 18.04. wcatalan is Catalan dictionary words for /usr/share/dict

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install wcatalan on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is wcatalan

wcatalan is:

This package provides the file /usr/share/dict/catala containing an alphabetic list of Catalan words.

It was put together by Joan Moratinos using data from different sources.

There are three methods to install wcatalan 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 wcatalan Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wcatalan

Install wcatalan Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install wcatalan using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install wcatalan

Install wcatalan 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 wcatalan using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wcatalan

How To Uninstall wcatalan on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the wcatalan package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove wcatalan

Uninstall wcatalan And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wcatalan

Remove wcatalan Configurations and Data

To remove wcatalan configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge wcatalan

Remove wcatalan configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wcatalan

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Summary

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