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

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "aspell-en" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install aspell-en on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: aspell-en
Priority: optional
Section: text
Installed-Size: 330
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Brian Nelson
Architecture: all
Version: 7.1-0-1.1
Provides: aspell-dictionary
Depends: aspell (>= 0.60.3-2), dictionaries-common (>= 0.49.2)
Filename: pool/main/a/aspell-en/aspell-en_7.1-0-1.1_all.deb
Size: 265040
MD5sum: a594e9bbd337996578e7477d9b897abf
SHA1: e4c9f15f7a0fbbe57dbed50155a5ca16cca9d20f
SHA256: 9cce88ba35dbad43cc8625cb9b85fea41906a7e952417a0ceb1573fe8cdc4301
Description-en: English dictionary for GNU Aspell
This package contains all the required files to add support for English
language to the GNU Aspell spell checker.
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American, British and Canadian spellings are included.
Description-md5: 33430e0431f04d392965162affa799eb
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