espeak on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "espeak" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install espeak on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall espeak on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "espeak" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone espeak's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/espeak.git 
            
                        
                ~/espeak
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/espeak folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/espeak
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the espeak package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1293236
Name: espeak
PackageBaseID: 173885
PackageBase: espeak
Version: 1:1.48.04-4
Description: Text to Speech engine for English, with support for other languages
URL: http://espeak.sourceforge.net/
NumVotes: 11
Popularity: 0.001688
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: SanskritFritz
Submitter: SanskritFritz
FirstSubmitted: 1639258048
LastModified: 1690130618
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/espeak.tar.gz