How To Install na_record on Ubuntu 22.04

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install speech-tools

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is na_record and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 22.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 22.04 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install na_record on Ubuntu 22.04. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install na_record using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt -y install speech-tools

Install na_record using apt

Because na_record is available in Ubuntu 22.04’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install na_record using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install speech-tools

Install na_record 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 22.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install na_record by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install speech-tools

How to upgrade (update) a single package na_record using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the na_record, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install speech-tools

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install speech-tools

How To Uninstall na_record from Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the na_record package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove speech-tools

Uninstall na_record and all its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove speech-tools

Remove na_record with all configurations and data

To remove na_record configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge speech-tools

Remove na_record completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to na_record package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge speech-tools

Extra info and code examples

This package contains the various highly useful utility programs that use and accompany the Edinburgh Speech Tools Library. Audio software and some basic signal processing software is included in this package. The following programs are available: na_play: generic playback program for use with net_audio and CSTR ao. ch_wave: Waveform file conversion program. ch_lab: label file conversion program. ch_track: Track file conversion program. wagon: a CART tree build and test program See /usr/share/doc/speech-tools/README for detail list of programs available.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install na_record using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the na_record from Ubuntu 22.04.

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