How To Install libttspico0 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libttspico0 on Ubuntu 18.04. libttspico0 is Small Footprint TTS (library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libttspico0 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libttspico0

libttspico0 is:

The SVOX Pico engine is a software speech synthesizer for German, English (GB and US), Spanish, French and Italian.

SVOX produces a clear and distinct speech output made possible by the use of Hidden Markov Model (HMM) algorithms.

This package contains the library.

There are three methods to install libttspico0 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 libttspico0 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libttspico0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libttspico0

Install libttspico0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libttspico0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libttspico0

Install libttspico0 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 libttspico0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libttspico0

How To Uninstall libttspico0 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libttspico0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libttspico0

Uninstall libttspico0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libttspico0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libttspico0

Remove libttspico0 Configurations and Data

To remove libttspico0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libttspico0

Remove libttspico0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libttspico0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libttspico0

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libttspico0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.