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

Last updated: January 24,2025

1. Install "wamerican" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install wamerican on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall wamerican on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: wamerican
Priority: optional
Section: text
Installed-Size: 990
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Don Armstrong
Architecture: all
Source: scowl
Version: 7.1-1
Provides: wordlist
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
Filename: pool/main/s/scowl/wamerican_7.1-1_all.deb
Size: 269024
MD5sum: 4471c47b87e4539ee280668d588f5562
SHA1: 3eb83bad3d6fbaf89ccd76b49372e1b64f0cd541
SHA256: 165f9b96be797f48d23423ea940f848f4404cd5f918f99ecd969560132dc5aca
Description-en: American English dictionary words for /usr/share/dict
This package provides the file /usr/share/dict/american-english
containing a list of English words with American spellings.
This list can be used by spelling checkers, and by programs such
as look(1).
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There are also -small, -large, and -huge versions of this word list,
and there are wbritish* and wcanadian* packages as well.
Description-md5: ea52704df710a9095c3201e3426ac6ff
Homepage: http://wordlist.sourceforge.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-live, ubuntu-usb, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, kubuntu-live, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-dvd-live, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-live, xubuntu-live, mythbuntu-live, lubuntu-live, ubuntustudio-live, ubuntustudio-dvd-live, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-live, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntukylin-live, ubuntu-mate-live