Upgrade from 12.04 LTS to 14.04 LTS on two computer running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. One is a System 76 the other is an Apple min mac.
Problem:
In all application that have spell check turned on, LibreOffice, several IDEs the spell checker lost, forgot all the words I have add in to the spell checker over the last couple of years.
I think the problem is at the O. S. since all the applications broke on the upgrade to 14.04 LTS on both computers at the same time.
I tried checking askubuntu, Google and Duck Duck Go.
What Would like to Know is:
What is the name of the primary spell checking tool used in Ubuntu? So I can check the documentation and know the file names.
Where does Ubuntu keep the user “Dictionary”?
Is their a default place Where Ubuntu moves files to during an upgrade?
I hope the Upgrade from 12.04 LTS to 14.04 LTS moved the default location user “Dictionary” and saved the old “Dictionary” somewhere.
Append 07/15/14
Reply to Aibara Iduas,
when the computers where 12.04 LTS their appeared to be a single dictionary for all the programs. The spell check just worked in all applications.
After I upgraded to 14.04 LTS, the dictionaries appeared to have been reset to zero added words. I lost all the added in words everywhere.
Reply to Braiam.
Thank you for the name I will check that out.
Reply to bodhi.zazen.
I do not think the problem is a bug because near as I can tell no one else had the same or similar problem with the upgrade. I more than likely screwed up the upgrade by forgetting to pass in a parameter and or messed up an answer during the upgrade.
Clarification:
The Upgrade to 14.04 LTS caused other problems, Getting the busy computer “spinner” a lot more than before, plus a few other problems.
I decided to try to fix the spell checker first since I think that I might have a chance to save the old added words before trying to fix the other problems.
Reload all my words is a survivable problem but I like to avoid if possible.
Thank you for your help, Mark
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3. no. – Braiam Jul 14 '14 at 21:05