How To Install pidgin-festival on Debian 10

Learn how to install pidgin-festival on Debian 10 with this tutorial. pidgin-festival is pidgin plugin to hear incoming messages using voice synthesis

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-festival on Debian 10.

What is pidgin-festival

pidgin-festival is:

A plugin for pidgin that interfaces with the popular program festival. It allows for instant messages to be spoken by festival so you can hear it through your speakers.

There are three methods to install pidgin-festival 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 pidgin-festival Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pidgin-festival

Install pidgin-festival Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pidgin-festival

Install pidgin-festival 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 pidgin-festival using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pidgin-festival

How To Uninstall pidgin-festival on Debian 10

To uninstall only the pidgin-festival package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pidgin-festival

Uninstall pidgin-festival And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pidgin-festival

Remove pidgin-festival Configurations and Data

To remove pidgin-festival configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pidgin-festival

Remove pidgin-festival configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pidgin-festival

Dependencies

pidgin-festival have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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