How To Install festlex-poslex on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install festlex-poslex on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is festlex-poslex
festlex-poslex is:
This package is required by all British and American English voices in the Festival speech synthesis system.
There are three methods to install festlex-poslex 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-poslex 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-poslex using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install festlex-poslex
Install festlex-poslex Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install festlex-poslex using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install festlex-poslex
Install festlex-poslex 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-poslex using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install festlex-poslex
How To Uninstall festlex-poslex on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the festlex-poslex package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove festlex-poslex
Uninstall festlex-poslex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall festlex-poslex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove festlex-poslex
Remove festlex-poslex Configurations and Data
To remove festlex-poslex configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge festlex-poslex
Remove festlex-poslex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove festlex-poslex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge festlex-poslex
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install festlex-poslex package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
