How To Install festvox-us-slt-hts on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install festvox-us-slt-hts on Debian 12.
What is festvox-us-slt-hts
festvox-us-slt-hts is:
This is a US English female HTS voice for festival that uses 32kHz samples. Using festival, this package allows one to transform written text to speech spoken with a high quality female voice.
There are three methods to install festvox-us-slt-hts on Debian 12. 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-us-slt-hts 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-us-slt-hts using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install festvox-us-slt-hts
Install festvox-us-slt-hts Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install festvox-us-slt-hts using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install festvox-us-slt-hts
Install festvox-us-slt-hts 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-us-slt-hts using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install festvox-us-slt-hts
How To Uninstall festvox-us-slt-hts on Debian 12
To uninstall only the festvox-us-slt-hts package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove festvox-us-slt-hts
Uninstall festvox-us-slt-hts And Its Dependencies
To uninstall festvox-us-slt-hts and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove festvox-us-slt-hts
Remove festvox-us-slt-hts Configurations and Data
To remove festvox-us-slt-hts configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge festvox-us-slt-hts
Remove festvox-us-slt-hts configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove festvox-us-slt-hts configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge festvox-us-slt-hts
Dependencies
festvox-us-slt-hts have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install festvox-us-slt-hts package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.