How To Install hspell on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install hspell on Ubuntu 22.04. hspell is Hebrew spell checker and morphological analyzer

Introduction

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

What is hspell

hspell is:

Hspell is a spellchecker for Hebrew. It checks nikkud-less writing (Ktiv Male) and follows the rules set by the Academy of Hebrew Language.

This package provides a command-line tool as well as a static library.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install hspell

Install hspell Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install hspell

Install hspell 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 hspell using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install hspell

How To Uninstall hspell on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove hspell

Uninstall hspell And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove hspell

Remove hspell Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge hspell

Remove hspell configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hspell

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Summary

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