How To Install pidgin-festival on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-festival on Kali Linux.
What is pidgin-festival
pidgin-festival is:
A plugin for pidgin that interfaces with the popular program festival. It allows for instant messages to be spoken by festival so you can hear it through your speakers.
There are three methods to install pidgin-festival 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 pidgin-festival Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install pidgin-festival using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pidgin-festivalInstall pidgin-festival Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install pidgin-festival using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pidgin-festivalInstall pidgin-festival 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install pidgin-festival using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pidgin-festivalHow To Uninstall pidgin-festival on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the pidgin-festival package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pidgin-festivalUninstall pidgin-festival And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pidgin-festival and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pidgin-festivalRemove pidgin-festival Configurations and Data
To remove pidgin-festival configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pidgin-festivalRemove pidgin-festival configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pidgin-festival configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pidgin-festivalDependencies
pidgin-festival have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-festival package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.