How to Install and Uninstall aspell Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "aspell" package

This guide let you learn how to install aspell on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                aspell
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "aspell" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall aspell on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                aspell
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the aspell package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: aspell
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.60.7~20110707-3ubuntu0.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: text
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Brian Nelson
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 352
Provides: aspell-bin
Depends: libaspell15 (= 0.60.7~20110707-3ubuntu0.1), libc6 (>= 2.14), libncursesw5 (>= 6), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), libtinfo5 (>= 6), dictionaries-common (>> 0.40)
Recommends: aspell-en | aspell-dictionary | aspell6a-dictionary
Suggests: aspell-doc, spellutils
Breaks: aspell-bin (<< 0.60.3-2)
Replaces: aspell-bin (<< 0.60.3-2), aspell-hi (<= 0.01-1), aspell-mr (<= 0.10-1)
Filename: pool/main/a/aspell/aspell_0.60.7~20110707-3ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 73868
MD5sum: fd3f23d8dc8a4ff00e56145628888299
SHA1: 9f9a30a75a74a4f8155c5c0b353efc9faceac2b2
SHA256: f19423402fa86aac4e5560b9df1a968f17de38f573bc09f36d9885809e256e57
SHA512: 8dc107c1c4201d3f2bf07c81fe30df57e6d4588ab72cb7d77fa7f048070bed3acc6cf584131eed8911c273ec6785eef186237f71be6623a93e9350cdca130c35
Homepage: http://aspell.net/
Description-en: GNU Aspell spell-checker
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.
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Aspell is designed to be a drop-in replacement for Ispell.
Description-md5: 21dcab5448cba7f61ba8df4ace46f1af
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Supported: 5y

Package: aspell
Priority: optional
Section: text
Installed-Size: 352
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Brian Nelson
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.60.7~20110707-3build1
Replaces: aspell-bin (<< 0.60.3-2), aspell-hi (<= 0.01-1), aspell-mr (<= 0.10-1)
Provides: aspell-bin
Depends: libaspell15 (= 0.60.7~20110707-3build1), libc6 (>= 2.14), libncursesw5 (>= 6), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), libtinfo5 (>= 6), dictionaries-common (>> 0.40)
Recommends: aspell-en | aspell-dictionary | aspell6a-dictionary
Suggests: aspell-doc, spellutils
Breaks: aspell-bin (<< 0.60.3-2)
Filename: pool/main/a/aspell/aspell_0.60.7~20110707-3build1_amd64.deb
Size: 73980
MD5sum: 924ac126b64327946de24b85dbbf98ec
SHA1: 66fe1fc0fe7732057c6f21add1fa953e3144ed76
SHA256: c4a0eb0b938484a2b9f0338b7704408d9e6ee9d9176022f79079540cd2fb2359
Description-en: GNU Aspell spell-checker
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.
Description-md5: 21dcab5448cba7f61ba8df4ace46f1af
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://aspell.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop