How To Install espeakup on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install espeakup on Ubuntu 20.04. espeakup is Connector between speakup kernel modules and espeak

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install espeakup on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is espeakup

espeakup is:

Espeakup is a daemon that connects speakup kernel modules to the espeak software speech synthesizer through the /dev/softsynth device.

There are three methods to install espeakup on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install espeakup Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install espeakup

Install espeakup Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install espeakup using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install espeakup

Install espeakup 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 espeakup using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install espeakup

How To Uninstall espeakup on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the espeakup package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove espeakup

Uninstall espeakup And Its Dependencies

To uninstall espeakup and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove espeakup

Remove espeakup Configurations and Data

To remove espeakup configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge espeakup

Remove espeakup configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge espeakup

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install espeakup package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.