How To Install festvox-kallpc8k on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install festvox-kallpc8k on Debian 10.
What is festvox-kallpc8k
festvox-kallpc8k is:
This is a diphone database for festival that uses 8k samples so it takes up a minimum of disk space. Using this diphone database, festival also converts text to speech faster than with the 16k version. However, the sound quality is not as good.
The voice contained in this database is an American English male speaker. A different American English voice can be found in the festvox-kdlpc16k package if you dislike this one.
There are three methods to install festvox-kallpc8k 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 festvox-kallpc8k Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install festvox-kallpc8k using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install festvox-kallpc8k
Install festvox-kallpc8k Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install festvox-kallpc8k using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install festvox-kallpc8k
Install festvox-kallpc8k 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 festvox-kallpc8k using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install festvox-kallpc8k
How To Uninstall festvox-kallpc8k on Debian 10
To uninstall only the festvox-kallpc8k package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove festvox-kallpc8k
Uninstall festvox-kallpc8k And Its Dependencies
To uninstall festvox-kallpc8k and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove festvox-kallpc8k
Remove festvox-kallpc8k Configurations and Data
To remove festvox-kallpc8k configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge festvox-kallpc8k
Remove festvox-kallpc8k configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove festvox-kallpc8k configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge festvox-kallpc8k
Dependencies
festvox-kallpc8k have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install festvox-kallpc8k package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.