How To Install ruby-espeak on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-espeak on Kali Linux. ruby-espeak is small Ruby API to create Text-To-Speech mp3 files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-espeak on Kali Linux.

What is ruby-espeak

ruby-espeak is:

This package contains espeak-ruby, a small Ruby API for utilizing ??espeak?? and ??lame?? to create Text-To-Speech mp3 files.

There are three methods to install ruby-espeak 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 ruby-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 ruby-espeak using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-espeak

Install ruby-espeak Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install ruby-espeak

Install ruby-espeak 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 update

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

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-espeak

How To Uninstall ruby-espeak on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the ruby-espeak package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-espeak

Uninstall ruby-espeak And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-espeak and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-espeak

Remove ruby-espeak Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-espeak configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-espeak

Remove ruby-espeak configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-espeak

Dependencies

ruby-espeak have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-espeak package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.