How To Install libespeak-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libespeak-dev on Kali Linux. libespeak-dev is Multi-lingual software speech synthesizer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libespeak-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libespeak-dev

libespeak-dev is:

eSpeak is a software speech synthesizer for English, and some other languages.

This package contains the eSpeak development files needed to build against the espeak shared library.

There are three methods to install libespeak-dev 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 libespeak-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libespeak-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libespeak-dev

Install libespeak-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libespeak-dev

Install libespeak-dev 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 libespeak-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libespeak-dev

How To Uninstall libespeak-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libespeak-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libespeak-dev

Uninstall libespeak-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libespeak-dev

Remove libespeak-dev Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libespeak-dev

Remove libespeak-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libespeak-dev

Dependencies

libespeak-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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