How To Install speakup-doc on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install speakup-doc on Kali Linux.
What is speakup-doc
speakup-doc is:
Speakup allows you to interact with applications and the GNU/Linux operating system with audible feedback from the console using a synthetic speech device.
Speakup allows you to navigate around the screen using the typical screen review functions such as say word, say line, announce cursor position, which console your currently on, and much, much more. It also allows one to load in configuration parameters for controlling various aspects of the synthesizer you are using, as well as speakup itself.
Currently, the following synthesizers are supported by speakup:
- DoubleTalk PC/LT
- LiteTalk
- Accent PC/SA
- Speakout
- Artic Transport
- Audapter
- Braille ‘N Speak / Type ‘N Speak
- Dectalk External and Express
- the Apollo2
This package provides the documentation for the speakup kernel modules.
There are three methods to install speakup-doc on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install speakup-doc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install speakup-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install speakup-docInstall speakup-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install speakup-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install speakup-docInstall speakup-doc Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install speakup-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install speakup-docHow To Uninstall speakup-doc on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the speakup-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove speakup-docUninstall speakup-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall speakup-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove speakup-docRemove speakup-doc Configurations and Data
To remove speakup-doc configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge speakup-docRemove speakup-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove speakup-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge speakup-docDependencies
speakup-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install speakup-doc package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
