How To Install aspell-hsb on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install aspell-hsb on Ubuntu 18.04. aspell-hsb is Upper Sorbian dictionary for GNU Aspell

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install aspell-hsb on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is aspell-hsb

aspell-hsb is:

This package contains all the required files to add support for the Upper Sorbian language to the GNU Aspell spell checker.

There are three methods to install aspell-hsb 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 aspell-hsb Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install aspell-hsb

Install aspell-hsb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install aspell-hsb

Install aspell-hsb 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 aspell-hsb using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install aspell-hsb

How To Uninstall aspell-hsb on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the aspell-hsb package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove aspell-hsb

Uninstall aspell-hsb And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove aspell-hsb

Remove aspell-hsb Configurations and Data

To remove aspell-hsb configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge aspell-hsb

Remove aspell-hsb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge aspell-hsb

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Summary

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