How To Install mbrola-pl1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install mbrola-pl1 on Ubuntu 18.04. mbrola-pl1 is Polish female voice for Mbrola

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mbrola-pl1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is mbrola-pl1

mbrola-pl1 is:

This package contains a Polish diphone database provided in the context of the MBROLA project see: http://tcts.fpms.ac.be/synthesis/

It provides a Polish female voice to be used with the MBROLA program.

There are three methods to install mbrola-pl1 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 mbrola-pl1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mbrola-pl1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mbrola-pl1

Install mbrola-pl1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mbrola-pl1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mbrola-pl1

Install mbrola-pl1 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 mbrola-pl1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mbrola-pl1

How To Uninstall mbrola-pl1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the mbrola-pl1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mbrola-pl1

Uninstall mbrola-pl1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mbrola-pl1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mbrola-pl1

Remove mbrola-pl1 Configurations and Data

To remove mbrola-pl1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mbrola-pl1

Remove mbrola-pl1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mbrola-pl1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mbrola-pl1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mbrola-pl1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.