How To Install idanish on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install idanish on Ubuntu 22.04. idanish is The Comprehensive Danish Dictionary (DSDO) - ispell

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install idanish on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is idanish

idanish 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 the Danish dictionary, to be used with ispell to check and correct spelling in Danish texts.

There are three methods to install idanish on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install idanish Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install idanish

Install idanish Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install idanish

Install idanish 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 idanish using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install idanish

How To Uninstall idanish on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove idanish

Uninstall idanish And Its Dependencies

To uninstall idanish and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove idanish

Remove idanish Configurations and Data

To remove idanish configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge idanish

Remove idanish configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge idanish

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install idanish package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.