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

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "hunspell-en-us" package

Please follow the guidance below to install hunspell-en-us on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                hunspell-en-us
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "hunspell-en-us" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall hunspell-en-us on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: hunspell-en-us
Priority: optional
Section: text
Installed-Size: 707
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core Developers
Original-Maintainer: Rene Engelhard
Architecture: all
Version: 20070829-6ubuntu3
Replaces: myspell-en-us (<= 1:4.2.1-0ubuntu3), openoffice.org-spellcheck-en-us
Provides: hunspell-dictionary, hunspell-dictionary-en, hunspell-dictionary-en-us
Depends: dictionaries-common (>= 0.10)
Suggests: hunspell, openoffice.org-hunspell | openoffice.org-core (>= 2.0.2)
Conflicts: firefox (<< 2.0.0.3-2), iceape-browser (<< 1.1.1-2), icedove (<< 2.0.0.0-4), iceweasel (<< 2.0.0.3-2), libxul0d (= 1.8.0.11-3), mozilla-browser (<< 1.8+1.1.1-2), myspell-en-us (<= 1:4.2.1-0ubuntu3), openoffice.org (<= 1.0.3-2), openoffice.org-core (<< 2.1~m190-1), thunderbird (<< 2.0.0.1+0dfsg-0)
Filename: pool/main/h/hunspell-en-us/hunspell-en-us_20070829-6ubuntu3_all.deb
Size: 206424
MD5sum: 1c84325fe443bc8805c7974038077faf
SHA1: f6e5e4614f7fe9e079fdd9b586a9579adaa0c3d3
SHA256: 24cdb00a233cb3c58c1048a9a76ed7a8e3d035458a0aacb9b7b3999d2f48d921
Description-en: English_american dictionary for hunspell
This is the English_american dictionary for use with the hunspell spellchecker
Description-md5: 9f2626c060235fd5c6d1fd50ba24e576
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, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-touch, ubuntu-sdk, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-live