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

Last updated: February 02,2025

1. Install "hspell" package

Please follow the guidance below to install hspell on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall hspell on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: hspell
Priority: extra
Section: universe/text
Installed-Size: 1026
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Hebrew Packaging Team
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2-3
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Filename: pool/universe/h/hspell/hspell_1.2-3_amd64.deb
Size: 846986
MD5sum: b206592f792292c0966e327b3e9a7ea7
SHA1: 47f1895183b7389b324adb63f1a8865bf7c7759c
SHA256: ab173444d962c611aaf58507955ad41ef6ccdcec8fb0fcb86c87a102adafc92e
Description-en: Hebrew spell checker and morphological analyzer
Hspell checks nikkud-less writing (Ktiv Male) and follows the rules set by the
Academy of Hebrew Language. It includes all the dictionaries that it needs.
Description-md5: e857f190ff37945e27152a7e8a1ccdef
Homepage: http://hspell.ivrix.org.il/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu