How To Install libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev on Debian 12.
What is libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev
libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev is:
eSpeak NG is a software speech synthesizer for English, and some other languages.
This package contains compatibility links that makes it a drop-in replacement for the libespeak-dev package. Building against this package thus allows one to migrate to using eSpeak NG without any source code change.
There are three methods to install libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev 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 libespeak-ng-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-ng-libespeak-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev
Install libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev
Install libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev 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 libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev
How To Uninstall libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev
Uninstall libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev
Remove libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev
Remove libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev
Dependencies
libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libespeak-ng-libespeak-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
