How To Install festvox-itapc16k on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install festvox-itapc16k on Ubuntu 18.04. festvox-itapc16k is Italian male speaker for Festival

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install festvox-itapc16k on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is festvox-itapc16k

festvox-itapc16k is:

This package provides a Italian male 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-itapc16k 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-itapc16k 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-itapc16k using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install festvox-itapc16k

Install festvox-itapc16k Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install festvox-itapc16k using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install festvox-itapc16k

Install festvox-itapc16k 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-itapc16k using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install festvox-itapc16k

How To Uninstall festvox-itapc16k on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the festvox-itapc16k package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove festvox-itapc16k

Uninstall festvox-itapc16k And Its Dependencies

To uninstall festvox-itapc16k and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove festvox-itapc16k

Remove festvox-itapc16k Configurations and Data

To remove festvox-itapc16k configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge festvox-itapc16k

Remove festvox-itapc16k configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove festvox-itapc16k configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge festvox-itapc16k

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install festvox-itapc16k package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.