How To Install festvox-mr-nsk on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install festvox-mr-nsk on Ubuntu 18.04. festvox-mr-nsk is Marathi male speaker for festival

Introduction

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

What is festvox-mr-nsk

festvox-mr-nsk is:

This is a diphone database to be used with Marathi Festival. It provides a male speaker for synthesizing Marathi speech. The package consists of a speech database along with the voice definition.

There are three methods to install festvox-mr-nsk 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-mr-nsk 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-mr-nsk using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install festvox-mr-nsk

Install festvox-mr-nsk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install festvox-mr-nsk

Install festvox-mr-nsk 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-mr-nsk using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install festvox-mr-nsk

How To Uninstall festvox-mr-nsk on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove festvox-mr-nsk

Uninstall festvox-mr-nsk And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove festvox-mr-nsk

Remove festvox-mr-nsk Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge festvox-mr-nsk

Remove festvox-mr-nsk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge festvox-mr-nsk

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Summary

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