How To Install festvox-italp16k on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install festvox-italp16k on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is festvox-italp16k
festvox-italp16k is:
This package provides a Italian female voice using a Residual excited LPC diphone synthesis method. The lexicon is provided by a set of letter to sound rules producing pronunciation accents and syllabification. The durations, intonation and prosodic phrasing are minimal but are acceptable for simple examples.
There are three methods to install festvox-italp16k 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 festvox-italp16k Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install festvox-italp16k using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install festvox-italp16k
Install festvox-italp16k Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install festvox-italp16k using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install festvox-italp16k
Install festvox-italp16k 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 festvox-italp16k using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install festvox-italp16k
How To Uninstall festvox-italp16k on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the festvox-italp16k package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove festvox-italp16k
Uninstall festvox-italp16k And Its Dependencies
To uninstall festvox-italp16k and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove festvox-italp16k
Remove festvox-italp16k Configurations and Data
To remove festvox-italp16k configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge festvox-italp16k
Remove festvox-italp16k configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove festvox-italp16k configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge festvox-italp16k
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install festvox-italp16k package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
