How To Install festvox-rablpc8k on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install festvox-rablpc8k on Kali Linux. festvox-rablpc8k is British English male speaker for festival, 8khz sample rate

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install festvox-rablpc8k on Kali Linux.

What is festvox-rablpc8k

festvox-rablpc8k 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 a British English male speaker.

There are three methods to install festvox-rablpc8k 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 festvox-rablpc8k 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-rablpc8k using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install festvox-rablpc8k

Install festvox-rablpc8k Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install festvox-rablpc8k using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install festvox-rablpc8k

Install festvox-rablpc8k 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install festvox-rablpc8k using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install festvox-rablpc8k

How To Uninstall festvox-rablpc8k on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the festvox-rablpc8k package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove festvox-rablpc8k

Uninstall festvox-rablpc8k And Its Dependencies

To uninstall festvox-rablpc8k and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove festvox-rablpc8k

Remove festvox-rablpc8k Configurations and Data

To remove festvox-rablpc8k configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge festvox-rablpc8k

Remove festvox-rablpc8k configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove festvox-rablpc8k configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge festvox-rablpc8k

Dependencies

festvox-rablpc8k have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install festvox-rablpc8k package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.