How To Install libperlspeak-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libperlspeak-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. libperlspeak-perl is Perl Module for text to speech with festival, espeak, cepstral

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libperlspeak-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libperlspeak-perl

libperlspeak-perl is:

PerlSpeak.pm is Perl Module for text to speech with festival or cepstral. (Other tts systems may be used by setting the tts command properties). PerlSpeak.pm includes several useful interface methods like an audio file selector and menu system.

There are three methods to install libperlspeak-perl on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libperlspeak-perl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libperlspeak-perl

Install libperlspeak-perl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libperlspeak-perl

Install libperlspeak-perl 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libperlspeak-perl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libperlspeak-perl

How To Uninstall libperlspeak-perl on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libperlspeak-perl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libperlspeak-perl

Uninstall libperlspeak-perl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libperlspeak-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libperlspeak-perl

Remove libperlspeak-perl Configurations and Data

To remove libperlspeak-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libperlspeak-perl

Remove libperlspeak-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libperlspeak-perl

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libperlspeak-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.