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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "hunspell-en-gb" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install hunspell-en-gb on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "hunspell-en-gb" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall hunspell-en-gb on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: hunspell-en-gb
Architecture: all
Version: 1:5.1.0-1ubuntu2.2
Priority: optional
Section: text
Source: libreoffice-dictionaries
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian LibreOffice Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1119
Provides: hunspell-dictionary, hunspell-dictionary-en-gb
Depends: dictionaries-common
Suggests: hunspell, libreoffice-writer
Breaks: myspell-en-gb (<< 1:5.0.1+dfsg-1)
Replaces: myspell-en-gb (<< 1:5.0.1+dfsg-1)
Filename: pool/main/libr/libreoffice-dictionaries/hunspell-en-gb_5.1.0-1ubuntu2.2_all.deb
Size: 248836
MD5sum: aac87792b0b040011e6bad5f01990553
SHA1: 808d178e6161a01e0e6a03c4209297a65e324fcb
SHA256: 76d3586271b79d8526f68def0e1f77ad618f916f4981008fcd4a9f324654fe2d
SHA512: a40e3379410dcfd93a31afc3db90e65ef9a5355a34acc16fca4550c4b63313f6c8737528fdc62313547cc446803920f0f1a2d0df7af827bae9e73bdb3daffe7b
Homepage: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Language_support_of_LibreOffice
Description-en: English (GB) dictionary for hunspell
This is the English (GB) dictionary for use with the hunspell
spellchecker.
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Hunspell is a spell checker and morphological analyzer library and program
designed for languages with rich morphology and complex word compounding or
character encoding. It is based on MySpell and features an Ispell-like
terminal interface using Curses library, an Ispell pipe interface and a
LibreOffice UNO module.
Description-md5: dff81efc78be241902c2d75168501e98
Task: ubuntu-live, ubuntu-mate-live
Supported: 5y

Package: hunspell-en-gb
Priority: optional
Section: text
Installed-Size: 1118
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian LibreOffice Maintainers
Architecture: all
Source: libreoffice-dictionaries
Version: 1:5.1.0-1ubuntu2
Replaces: myspell-en-gb (<< 1:5.0.1+dfsg-1)
Provides: hunspell-dictionary, hunspell-dictionary-en-gb
Depends: dictionaries-common
Suggests: hunspell, libreoffice-writer
Breaks: myspell-en-gb (<< 1:5.0.1+dfsg-1)
Filename: pool/main/libr/libreoffice-dictionaries/hunspell-en-gb_5.1.0-1ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 249150
MD5sum: d74af9a5074ec77e5e18fa4d6b2f67b7
SHA1: b8a6784bfcc4d4cc62bbaac3aa37b9daf46c4657
SHA256: 2ed465ebd4de88d1c65b1997c5920f9b75d2aa14df15dd61e5d556dc7421bacc
Description-en: English (GB) dictionary for hunspell
This is the English (GB) dictionary for use with the hunspell
spellchecker.
.
Hunspell is a spell checker and morphological analyzer library and program
designed for languages with rich morphology and complex word compounding or
character encoding. It is based on MySpell and features an Ispell-like
terminal interface using Curses library, an Ispell pipe interface and a
LibreOffice UNO module.
Description-md5: dff81efc78be241902c2d75168501e98
Homepage: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Language_support_of_LibreOffice
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-live, ubuntu-mate-live