How To Install festvox-kallpc16k on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install festvox-kallpc16k on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is festvox-kallpc16k
festvox-kallpc16k is:
This is a diphone database for festival that uses 16k samples for high quality sound output. This is a large database (6 MB), and festival will convert text to speech more slowly using it, so you might want to install festvox-kallpc8k instead if you have low disk space or a slow computer.
The voice contained in this database is an American English male speaker. A different American English voice can be found in the festvox-kdlpc16k package if you dislike this one.
There are three methods to install festvox-kallpc16k 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-kallpc16k 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-kallpc16k using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install festvox-kallpc16k
Install festvox-kallpc16k Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install festvox-kallpc16k using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install festvox-kallpc16k
Install festvox-kallpc16k 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-kallpc16k using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install festvox-kallpc16k
How To Uninstall festvox-kallpc16k on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the festvox-kallpc16k package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove festvox-kallpc16k
Uninstall festvox-kallpc16k And Its Dependencies
To uninstall festvox-kallpc16k and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove festvox-kallpc16k
Remove festvox-kallpc16k Configurations and Data
To remove festvox-kallpc16k configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge festvox-kallpc16k
Remove festvox-kallpc16k configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove festvox-kallpc16k configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge festvox-kallpc16k
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install festvox-kallpc16k package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
