How To Install libespeak-ng1 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libespeak-ng1 on Kali Linux.

What is libespeak-ng1

libespeak-ng1 is:

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

This package contains the espeak NG program in a shared library.

There are three methods to install libespeak-ng1 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-ng1 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-ng1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libespeak-ng1

Install libespeak-ng1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libespeak-ng1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libespeak-ng1

Install libespeak-ng1 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-ng1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libespeak-ng1

How To Uninstall libespeak-ng1 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libespeak-ng1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libespeak-ng1

Uninstall libespeak-ng1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libespeak-ng1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libespeak-ng1

Remove libespeak-ng1 Configurations and Data

To remove libespeak-ng1 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libespeak-ng1

Remove libespeak-ng1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libespeak-ng1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libespeak-ng1

Dependencies

libespeak-ng1 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libpcaudio0
• libsonic0
• espeak-ng-data

References

• libespeak-ng1 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libespeak-ng1 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.