How To Install libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev on Debian 10

Learn how to install libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev is Multi-lingual software speech synthesizer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev on Debian 10.

What is libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev

libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev is:

eSpeak NG is a software speech synthesizer for English, and some other languages.

This package contains compatibility links that makes it a drop-in replacement for the libespeak-dev package. Building against this package thus allows one to migrate to using eSpeak NG without any source code change.

There are three methods to install libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev

Install libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev

Install libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev

How To Uninstall libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev

Uninstall libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev

Remove libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev

Remove libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev

Dependencies

libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.