How To Install wesperanto on Ubuntu 18.04

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

Introduction

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

What is wesperanto

wesperanto is:

This package provides the file /usr/share/dict/esperanto, containing a list of Esperanto words in utf-8 encoding. This list can be used by spelling checkers, and by programs such as look(1).

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install wesperanto

Install wesperanto Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install wesperanto

Install wesperanto 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 wesperanto using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install wesperanto

How To Uninstall wesperanto on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove wesperanto

Uninstall wesperanto And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove wesperanto

Remove wesperanto Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge wesperanto

Remove wesperanto configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge wesperanto

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Summary

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