How to Install and Uninstall espeak.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: November 24,2024

1. Install "espeak.x86_64" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install espeak.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum makecache
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
                espeak.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "espeak.x86_64" package

Learn how to uninstall espeak.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
                espeak.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the espeak.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : espeak
Arch : x86_64
Version : 1.47.11
Release : 4.amzn2.0.2
Size : 1.1 M
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : Software speech synthesizer (text-to-speech)
URL : http://espeak.sourceforge.net
License : GPLv3+
Description : eSpeak is a software speech synthesizer for English and other
: languages.
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: eSpeak produces good quality English speech. It uses a different
: synthesis method from other open source TTS engines, and sounds
: quite different. It's perhaps not as natural or "smooth", but some
: people may find the articulation clearer and easier to listen to
: for long periods. eSpeak supports several languages, however in
: most cases these are initial drafts and need more work to improve
: them.
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: It can run as a command line program to speak text from a file or
: from stdin.