How To Install festvox-us3 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install festvox-us3 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is festvox-us3
festvox-us3 is:
This package lets festival make use of the non-free mbrola-us3 sample-based voice instead of its own synthesis voices.
There are three methods to install festvox-us3 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-us3 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-us3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install festvox-us3
Install festvox-us3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install festvox-us3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install festvox-us3
Install festvox-us3 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-us3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install festvox-us3
How To Uninstall festvox-us3 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the festvox-us3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove festvox-us3
Uninstall festvox-us3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall festvox-us3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove festvox-us3
Remove festvox-us3 Configurations and Data
To remove festvox-us3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge festvox-us3
Remove festvox-us3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove festvox-us3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge festvox-us3
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install festvox-us3 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
