How To Install festlex-ifd on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install festlex-ifd on Ubuntu 18.04. festlex-ifd is Italian support for Festival

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install festlex-ifd on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is festlex-ifd

festlex-ifd is:

Italian Festival is a set of modules for the Festival text-to-speech system which allow it to synthesize speech in Italian.

This package includes a dictionary that permits festival pronounce Italian text. It also features modules for textual/linguistic analysis and prosodic analysis.

There are three methods to install festlex-ifd 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 festlex-ifd Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install festlex-ifd

Install festlex-ifd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install festlex-ifd

Install festlex-ifd 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 festlex-ifd using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install festlex-ifd

How To Uninstall festlex-ifd on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the festlex-ifd package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove festlex-ifd

Uninstall festlex-ifd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall festlex-ifd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove festlex-ifd

Remove festlex-ifd Configurations and Data

To remove festlex-ifd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge festlex-ifd

Remove festlex-ifd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge festlex-ifd

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install festlex-ifd package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.