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> This section steps through the installation of ViaVoice TTS,
which can be used as a software synthesizer with Emacspeak.
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> First, you must download the ViaVoice Software Development Kit
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> Go to IBM's ViaVoice TTS website at <A
HREF="http://www-4.ibm.com/software/speech/dev/ttssdk_linux.html"
TARGET="_top"
>http://www-4.ibm.com/software/speech/dev/ttssdk_linux.html</A
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> Scroll down to the Downloads section, and
click on the Downloads link. You will be
asked to provide a username and password
before you download anything.
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> Download the following files:
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><UL
><LI
STYLE="list-style-type: disc"
><P
> ViaVoice TTS SDK for Linux
V5.1. The filename is
<TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>viavoice_tts_sdk_5.tar</TT
>.
</P
></LI
><LI
STYLE="list-style-type: disc"
><P
> ViaVoice TTS Run Time Kit for
Linux V5.1. The filename is
<TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>viavoice_tts_rtk_5.tar</TT
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><P
> Now that you have downloaded the ViaVoice files, you can
install them. You must install the RTK first, as it contains
libraries required by the SDK.
</P
><P
></P
><OL
TYPE="1"
><LI
><P
> Type the <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>su
root</B
> command and provide the root
password to log on to your system as root.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
> Type the <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>cd</B
> command to
change to the directory that contains the files you just downloaded.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
> Untar the RTK using the command <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>tar
-xvf viavoice_tts_rtk_5.tar</B
>. You
should now have two files in your directory, <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>ttsrt_readme.txt</TT
> and <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>ViaVoice_TTS_rtk_5.1-1.2.i386.rpm</TT
>.
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><P
> Unpack the rpm using the command <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>rpm
-i
ViaVoice_TTS_rtk_5.1-1.2.i386.rpm</B
>. You will be given a
license agreement to read. You can press the spacebar to scroll
through the document. When you've read the document, you'll be
returned to the command prompt.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
> Type the command <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>source
/etc/profile</B
> to finish installing the RTK.
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> Now that you have installed the RTK, you can install the SDK as well using the following steps:
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><OL
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><LI
><P
> Change directories to the directory that contains the
SDK file you downloaded.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
> Untar the SDK file using the
command <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>tar -xvf
viavoice_tts_sdk_5.tar</B
>. You should
now have two files in your directory,
<TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>ttssd.readme.txt</TT
> and
<TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>ViaVoice_TTS_sdk-5.1-1.2.i386.rpm</TT
>.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
> Unpack the rpm using the command <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>rpm
-i --nodeps ViaVoice_TTS_sdk-5.1-1.2.i386.rpm</B
>. You will be given a license agreement to read. You can press the spacebar to scroll through the agreement. When you've read the document, you'll be returned to the command prompt.
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>8.4. Testing the installation</A
></H2
><P
> Now that you have installed both the ViaVoice RTK and SDK,
you must test to make sure that they are working
correctly. You can perform two tests using the following
steps:
</P
><P
></P
><OL
TYPE="1"
><LI
><P
> Type the <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>cd</B
> command to
change to the
<TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>/usr/lib/ViaVoiceTTS/samples/cmdlinespeak/</TT
> directory.
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
> Type the command
<B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>./runcmdlinespeak</B
> at the
prompt. You should hear your computer say
"Hello, welcome to ViaVoice Outloud for
Linux." Normal system volume is
often very low, so you may not be able to
hear it very well. Refer to <A
HREF="troubleshooting.html"
>Section 5</A
>, Troubleshooting,
for information on how to increase your
system volume.
</P
></LI
></OL
><P
> If for some reason your test was not successful, refer to the
installation notes provided with both the RTK (ttsrt.readme.txt) and the SDK (ttssd.readme.txt) for
debugging information.
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