How To Install festvox-us2 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install festvox-us2 on Kali Linux.

What is festvox-us2

festvox-us2 is:

This package lets festival make use of the non-free mbrola-us2 sample-based voice instead of its own synthesis voices.

There are three methods to install festvox-us2 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-us2 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-us2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install festvox-us2

Install festvox-us2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install festvox-us2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install festvox-us2

Install festvox-us2 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-us2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install festvox-us2

How To Uninstall festvox-us2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the festvox-us2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove festvox-us2

Uninstall festvox-us2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall festvox-us2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove festvox-us2

Remove festvox-us2 Configurations and Data

To remove festvox-us2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge festvox-us2

Remove festvox-us2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove festvox-us2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge festvox-us2

Dependencies

festvox-us2 have the following dependencies:

• mbrola-us2
• festival

References

• festvox-us2 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install festvox-us2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.