---
name: "remove-default-ispell"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "dictionaries-common"
version: "1.30.10"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/remove-default-ispell"
---

# remove-default-ispell(8)

remove default ispell dictionary

## NAME

remove-default-ispell - remove default ispell dictionary

## SYNOPSIS

```
 remove-default-ispell <package>
```

## DESCRIPTION

WARNING: Not to be used from the command line unless you know very well what you are doing.

When called from package postrm, this program will take care of removing the entries associated to a ispell package from the dictionaries-common database and call for the new selection if it was the default one.

## SEE ALSO

The dictionaries-common policy document

## AUTHORS

Rafael Laboissiere