How To Install mbrola-jp1 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install mbrola-jp1 on Ubuntu 20.04. mbrola-jp1 is Japanese male voice for Mbrola

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mbrola-jp1 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is mbrola-jp1

mbrola-jp1 is:

This package contains a Japanese diphone database provided in the context of the MBROLA project see: http://tcts.fpms.ac.be/synthesis/

It provides a Japanese male voice to be used with the MBROLA program.

There are three methods to install mbrola-jp1 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install mbrola-jp1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mbrola-jp1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mbrola-jp1

Install mbrola-jp1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mbrola-jp1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mbrola-jp1

Install mbrola-jp1 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install mbrola-jp1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mbrola-jp1

How To Uninstall mbrola-jp1 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the mbrola-jp1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mbrola-jp1

Uninstall mbrola-jp1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mbrola-jp1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mbrola-jp1

Remove mbrola-jp1 Configurations and Data

To remove mbrola-jp1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mbrola-jp1

Remove mbrola-jp1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mbrola-jp1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mbrola-jp1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mbrola-jp1 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.