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

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "aspell-de" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install aspell-de on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall aspell-de on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: aspell-de
Priority: optional
Section: universe/text
Installed-Size: 393
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Roland Rosenfeld
Architecture: all
Source: igerman98
Version: 20151222-1
Provides: aspell-dictionary
Depends: aspell, dictionaries-common (>= 1.23~)
Filename: pool/universe/i/igerman98/aspell-de_20151222-1_all.deb
Size: 326346
MD5sum: df587d6f8eb69122aab39734a1753932
SHA1: bc852270bd2540a3e1576337abe565ea04c8f2df
SHA256: 0b73c211cf55d309af83a4dc59621a9d22d9d8f4781fe08ac8319e9ad8902a3d
Description-en: German dictionary for aspell
This package contains German dictionaries for the aspell spell checker.
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Dictionaries included are: de_DE (de/deutsch/german), de_CH (swiss), and
de_AT, all using the new German orthography from 1996 (neue Rechtschreibung).
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The old (1901) spelling is provided by aspell-de-alt.
Description-md5: 39cd0f073bca936d349803a5e5b99a9d
Homepage: https://www.j3e.de/ispell/igerman98/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu