How To Install emacspeak-ss on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install emacspeak-ss on Kali Linux. emacspeak-ss is Emacspeak speech servers for several synthesizers

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install emacspeak-ss on Kali Linux.

What is emacspeak-ss

emacspeak-ss is:

emacspeak-ss is an interface between Emacspeak and any of several speech synthesizers: DoubleTalk PC version 5.20 or later (internal), DoubleTalk LT version 4.20 or later (serial port version), LiteTalk version 4.20 or later, Braille ’n Speak, Type ’n Speak, Braille Lite, Apollo 2 from Dolphin, or Accent SA. If you have a DoubleTalk PC, you also need the dtlk device driver - either the module or compiled into your kernel.

There are three methods to install emacspeak-ss 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 emacspeak-ss Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install emacspeak-ss

Install emacspeak-ss Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install emacspeak-ss

Install emacspeak-ss 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 emacspeak-ss using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install emacspeak-ss

How To Uninstall emacspeak-ss on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the emacspeak-ss package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove emacspeak-ss

Uninstall emacspeak-ss And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove emacspeak-ss

Remove emacspeak-ss Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge emacspeak-ss

Remove emacspeak-ss configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge emacspeak-ss

Dependencies

emacspeak-ss have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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