How to Install and Uninstall aspell.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: February 06,2025

1. Install "aspell.x86_64" package

Please follow the steps below to install aspell.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum makecache
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
                aspell.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "aspell.x86_64" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall aspell.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
                aspell.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the aspell.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : aspell
Arch : x86_64
Epoch : 12
Version : 0.60.6.1
Release : 9.amzn2.0.1
Size : 658 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : Spell checker
URL : http://aspell.net/
License : LGPLv2+ and LGPLv2 and GPLv2+ and BSD
Description : GNU Aspell is a spell checker designed to eventually replace
: Ispell. It can either be used as a library or as an independent
: spell checker. Its main feature is that it does a much better job
: of coming up with possible suggestions than just about any other
: spell checker out there 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.