Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hunspell-sw on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is hunspell-sw
hunspell-sw is:
This is the Swahili dictionary for use with the hunspell
spellchecker.
Hunspell is a spell checker and morphological analyzer library and program
designed for languages with rich morphology and complex word compounding or
character encoding. It is based on MySpell and features an Ispell-like
terminal interface using Curses library, an Ispell pipe interface and a
LibreOffice UNO module.
There are three methods to install hunspell-sw 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 hunspell-sw Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install hunspell-sw using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hunspell-sw
Install hunspell-sw Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hunspell-sw using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hunspell-sw
Install hunspell-sw 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 hunspell-sw using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hunspell-sw
How To Uninstall hunspell-sw on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the hunspell-sw package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hunspell-sw
Uninstall hunspell-sw And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hunspell-sw and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hunspell-sw
Remove hunspell-sw Configurations and Data
To remove hunspell-sw configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hunspell-sw
Remove hunspell-sw configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hunspell-sw configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hunspell-sw
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hunspell-sw package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
