That was it. I did an apt-get install gnome-spell and without even restarting evolution the spell checker was available. On Wed, 2007-01-03 at 13:18 -0500, Brian Pitts wrote: > cfowler at outpostsentinel.com wrote: > > > > Is there a package I need to install to get the spell checker enabled? > I believe you need gnome-spell. > > -Brian