How To Install espeak-data on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install espeak-data on Kali Linux. espeak-data is Multi-lingual software speech synthesizer

Introduction

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

What is espeak-data

espeak-data is:

eSpeak is a software speech synthesizer for English, and some other languages.

This package contains necessary synthesizer data files needed for the espeak program, and the shared library.

There are three methods to install espeak-data 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 espeak-data Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install espeak-data

Install espeak-data Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install espeak-data

Install espeak-data 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 espeak-data using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install espeak-data

How To Uninstall espeak-data on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove espeak-data

Uninstall espeak-data And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove espeak-data

Remove espeak-data Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge espeak-data

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

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

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

Dependencies

espeak-data have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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