Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install aspell on Kali Linux.
What is aspell
aspell is:
GNU Aspell is a spell-checker which can be used either as a standalone
application or embedded in other programs. Its main feature is that it
does a much better job of suggesting possible spellings than just about
any other spell-checker available for the English language, including
Ispell and Microsoft Word. It also has many other technical
enhancements over Ispell such as using shared memory for dictionaries
and intelligently handling personal dictionaries when more than one
Aspell process is open at once.
Aspell is designed to be a drop-in replacement for Ispell.
There are three methods to install aspell on Kali Linux. 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 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install aspell using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install aspellInstall aspell Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install aspell using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install aspellInstall aspell Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install aspell using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install aspell
How To Uninstall aspell on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the aspell package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove aspell
Uninstall aspell And Its Dependencies
To uninstall aspell and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove aspell
Remove aspell Configurations and Data
To remove aspell configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge aspell
Remove aspell configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove aspell configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge aspell
Dependencies
aspell have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install aspell package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
