How To Install speechd-el on Debian 10

Learn how to install speechd-el on Debian 10 with this tutorial. speechd-el is Emacs speech client using Speech Dispatcher

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install speechd-el on Debian 10.

What is speechd-el

speechd-el is:

speechd-el is an Emacs client and an Elisp library to Speech Dispatcher. It provides a complex speech interface to Emacs, focused especially on (but not limited to) the blind and visually impaired users. It allows the user to work with Emacs without looking on the screen, using the speech output produced by the synthesizers supported in Speech Dispatcher.

There are three methods to install speechd-el 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 speechd-el Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install speechd-el

Install speechd-el Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install speechd-el

Install speechd-el 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 speechd-el using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install speechd-el

How To Uninstall speechd-el on Debian 10

To uninstall only the speechd-el package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove speechd-el

Uninstall speechd-el And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove speechd-el

Remove speechd-el Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge speechd-el

Remove speechd-el configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge speechd-el

Dependencies

speechd-el have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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