On 16 Jul, Guy Schlosser <guyster at buckeye-express.com> wrote: > Hey there Michael, and thanks for the quick reply. What is the > easiest way to install the newest espeak under ubuntu 7.04? Do I > just download the zip file from sourceforge and compile the > source? Do I need libportaudio or anything like that? libportaudio (version 18) is already installed in ubuntu 7.04. The compiled eSpeak download, espeak-1.27-linux.zip (or the latest development version at http://espeak.sf.net/test/latest.html ) should run OK with ubuntu without the need for you to re-compile it. I'm just about to release the latest version as eSpeak 1.28.