How To Install stardict-plugin-espeak on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install stardict-plugin-espeak on Ubuntu 22.04. stardict-plugin-espeak is International dictionary lookup program - eSpeak TTS plugin

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install stardict-plugin-espeak on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is stardict-plugin-espeak

stardict-plugin-espeak is:

StarDict is a cross-platform international dictionary lookup program.

Main features:

  • Glob-style pattern matching search
  • Fuzzy search
  • Working from system tray
  • Scanning mouse selection and showing pop-up windows with translation of selected words
  • Pronouncing of the translated words
  • Plugins support
  • ..and more

This package contains eSpeak TTS plugin for StarDict which can pronounce words.

There are three methods to install stardict-plugin-espeak on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install stardict-plugin-espeak Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install stardict-plugin-espeak using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install stardict-plugin-espeak

Install stardict-plugin-espeak Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install stardict-plugin-espeak using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install stardict-plugin-espeak

Install stardict-plugin-espeak 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 stardict-plugin-espeak using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install stardict-plugin-espeak

How To Uninstall stardict-plugin-espeak on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the stardict-plugin-espeak package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove stardict-plugin-espeak

Uninstall stardict-plugin-espeak And Its Dependencies

To uninstall stardict-plugin-espeak and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove stardict-plugin-espeak

Remove stardict-plugin-espeak Configurations and Data

To remove stardict-plugin-espeak configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge stardict-plugin-espeak

Remove stardict-plugin-espeak configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove stardict-plugin-espeak configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge stardict-plugin-espeak

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install stardict-plugin-espeak package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.