How to Install and Uninstall espeak Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "espeak" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install espeak on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                espeak
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "espeak" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall espeak on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                espeak
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the espeak package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: espeak
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.48.04+dfsg-8build1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/sound
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Accessibility Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 212
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libespeak1 (>= 1.48.04+dfsg)
Filename: pool/universe/e/espeak/espeak_1.48.04+dfsg-8build1_amd64.deb
Size: 61772
MD5sum: 21821c06a305effdde2a968e07a9df2e
SHA1: 4883db2013b6a39411d52e12fc2818e077fa96f3
SHA256: 1ae5c337565368dcf305615d252c1430cdeeb9b0090f3d1909ecd34d08779ac2
Homepage: http://espeak.sourceforge.net/
Description: Multi-lingual software speech synthesizer
Description-md5: e4d7ea42a09ed7423403adc9c62ce2f5
Task: xubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop