How To Install librhvoice-core7 on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librhvoice-core7 on Debian 12.
What is librhvoice-core7
librhvoice-core7 is:
RHVoice uses statistical parametric synthesis. It relies on existing open source speech technologies (mainly HTS and related software).
Voices are built from recordings of natural speech. They have small footprints, because only statistical models are stored on users’ computers. And though the voices lack the naturalness of the synthesizers which generate speech by combining segments of the recordings themselves, they are still very intelligible and resemble the speakers who recorded the source material.
Initially, RHVoice could speak only Russian. Now it also supports English, Esperanto and Georgian. In theory, it is possible to implement support for other languages, if all the necessary resources can be found or created.
This package contains the core shared library
There are three methods to install librhvoice-core7 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install librhvoice-core7 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install librhvoice-core7 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librhvoice-core7
Install librhvoice-core7 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librhvoice-core7 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librhvoice-core7
Install librhvoice-core7 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 librhvoice-core7 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librhvoice-core7
How To Uninstall librhvoice-core7 on Debian 12
To uninstall only the librhvoice-core7 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librhvoice-core7
Uninstall librhvoice-core7 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librhvoice-core7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librhvoice-core7
Remove librhvoice-core7 Configurations and Data
To remove librhvoice-core7 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librhvoice-core7
Remove librhvoice-core7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librhvoice-core7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librhvoice-core7
Dependencies
librhvoice-core7 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librhvoice-core7 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
