How To Install wdanish on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install wdanish on Ubuntu 18.04. wdanish is The Comprehensive Danish Dictionary (DSDO) - wordlist

Introduction

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

What is wdanish

wdanish is:

The Comprehensive Danish Dictionary (DSDO) is a free spell-checking dictionary for Danish published by Skaane Sjaelland Linux User Group (SSLUG). One thing which makes this dictionary different from most other dictionaries is that it basically is the result of a vote among the proof-readers. The editorial group has not proof-read all the words in the dictionary, but guides the proof-readers and keeps track of the overall status of the dictionary.

This is a flat list of Danish words and names. This can be used by spellcheckers or any other purpose needing a lot of words.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wdanish

Install wdanish Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wdanish

Install wdanish 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 wdanish using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wdanish

How To Uninstall wdanish on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove wdanish

Uninstall wdanish And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wdanish

Remove wdanish Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge wdanish

Remove wdanish configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wdanish

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Summary

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