Complete Guide: Installing gespeaker on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) 2024

1. Install "gespeaker" package

This tutorial shows how to install gespeaker on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall gespeaker on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gespeaker
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gespeaker package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: gespeaker
Priority: optional
Section: universe/sound
Installed-Size: 652
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Fabio Castelli
Architecture: all
Version: 0.8.6-1
Depends: alsa-utils | pulseaudio-utils, espeak, espeak-data, librsvg2-common, python-glade2, python-gobject, python-gtk2, python-xdg, python:any (>= 2.7.5-5~)
Suggests: mbrola
Filename: pool/universe/g/gespeaker/gespeaker_0.8.6-1_all.deb
Size: 122462
MD5sum: 99f4902251fe1379436e9627912a0aff
SHA1: 0181ffe2a4de2bc99910c2fbd65e24a47e18ae94
SHA256: 3eeda03c71c3755abc2f8e3b45c24a4919127c1876bf5bc1818fe29a1c7d6beb
Description-en: GTK+ front-end for eSpeak and mbrola
Gespeaker is a GTK+ frontend for eSpeak and mbrola.
It allows one to play a text in many languages with settings
for voice, pitch, volume, speed and word gap.
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Since version 0.6 it can use mbrola package and voices to
obtain a more realistic text reading experience.
Description-md5: c0f49e1362818bdd4cdda2a9b9b9225c
Homepage: http://www.muflone.com/gespeaker/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu