How To Install festvox-kallpc8k on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install festvox-kallpc8k on Ubuntu 18.04. festvox-kallpc8k is American English male speaker for festival, 8khz sample rate

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install festvox-kallpc8k on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is festvox-kallpc8k

festvox-kallpc8k is:

This is a diphone database for festival that uses 8k samples so it takes up a minimum of disk space. Using this diphone database, festival also converts text to speech faster than with the 16k version. However, the sound quality is not as good.

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-kallpc8k 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-kallpc8k 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-kallpc8k using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install festvox-kallpc8k

Install festvox-kallpc8k Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install festvox-kallpc8k using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install festvox-kallpc8k

Install festvox-kallpc8k 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-kallpc8k using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install festvox-kallpc8k

How To Uninstall festvox-kallpc8k on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the festvox-kallpc8k package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove festvox-kallpc8k

Uninstall festvox-kallpc8k And Its Dependencies

To uninstall festvox-kallpc8k and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove festvox-kallpc8k

Remove festvox-kallpc8k Configurations and Data

To remove festvox-kallpc8k configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge festvox-kallpc8k

Remove festvox-kallpc8k configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove festvox-kallpc8k configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge festvox-kallpc8k

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install festvox-kallpc8k package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.