How To Install parlatype on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install parlatype on Ubuntu 22.04. parlatype is Minimal audio player for manual speech transcription

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install parlatype on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is parlatype

parlatype is:

Plays audio sources to transcribe them in your favourite text application. Speed of playback can be changed without changing the pitch and on pause it will rewind for a few seconds according to your preferences. Parlatype can be controlled with the “Play” button from your keyboard even if its window is not focused.

There are three methods to install parlatype on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install parlatype Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install parlatype

Install parlatype Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install parlatype

Install parlatype 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 parlatype using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install parlatype

How To Uninstall parlatype on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove parlatype

Uninstall parlatype And Its Dependencies

To uninstall parlatype and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove parlatype

Remove parlatype Configurations and Data

To remove parlatype configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge parlatype

Remove parlatype configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge parlatype

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install parlatype package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.