How To Install festvox-kdlpc8k on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install festvox-kdlpc8k on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is festvox-kdlpc8k
festvox-kdlpc8k 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-kallpc8k package if you dislike this one.
There are three methods to install festvox-kdlpc8k 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-kdlpc8k 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-kdlpc8k using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install festvox-kdlpc8k
Install festvox-kdlpc8k Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install festvox-kdlpc8k using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install festvox-kdlpc8k
Install festvox-kdlpc8k 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-kdlpc8k using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install festvox-kdlpc8k
How To Uninstall festvox-kdlpc8k on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the festvox-kdlpc8k package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove festvox-kdlpc8k
Uninstall festvox-kdlpc8k And Its Dependencies
To uninstall festvox-kdlpc8k and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove festvox-kdlpc8k
Remove festvox-kdlpc8k Configurations and Data
To remove festvox-kdlpc8k configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge festvox-kdlpc8k
Remove festvox-kdlpc8k configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove festvox-kdlpc8k configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge festvox-kdlpc8k
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install festvox-kdlpc8k package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
