How To Install python3-espeak on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-espeak on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-espeak
python3-espeak is:
eSpeak is a software speech synthesizer for English, and some other languages.
eSpeak produces good quality English speech. It uses a different synthesis method from other open source text to speech (TTS) engines, and sounds quite different. It’s perhaps not as natural or “smooth”, but some find the articulation clearer and easier to listen to for long periods.
This package contains bindings to use eSpeak from within Python applications.
Be aware that python-espeak is still in an early state; it’s incomplete and the API may change in future versions.
There are three methods to install python3-espeak 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 python3-espeak Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-espeak using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-espeak
Install python3-espeak Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-espeak using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-espeak
Install python3-espeak 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 python3-espeak using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-espeak
How To Uninstall python3-espeak on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-espeak package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-espeak
Uninstall python3-espeak And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-espeak and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-espeak
Remove python3-espeak Configurations and Data
To remove python3-espeak configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-espeak
Remove python3-espeak configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-espeak configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-espeak
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-espeak package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
