Contents
Installed Programs: speexenc and speexdec
Installed Libraries: libspeex.so and libspeexdsp.so
Installed Directories:
/usr/include/speex and
/usr/share/doc/speex-1.2.1
Speex-1.2.1
Introduction to Speex
Speex is an audio compression format designed specifically for speech. It is well-adapted to internet applications and provides useful features that are not present in most other CODECs.
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Note
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Package Information
Download (HTTP): https://downloads.xiph.org/releases/speex/speex-1.2.1.tar.gz
Download MD5 sum: fe7bf610883ff202092b92c72fe0fe3e
Download size: 1020 KB
Estimated disk space required: 7.8 MB
Estimated build time: less than 0.1 SBU
Additional Downloads
Download (HTTP): https://downloads.xiph.org/releases/speex/speexdsp-1.2.1.tar.gz
Download MD5 sum: e6eb5ddef743a362c8018f260b91dca5
Download size: 904 KB
Estimated disk space required: 5.5 MB
Estimated build time: less than 0.1 SBU
Speex Dependencies
Required
Optional
Installation of Speex
This package consists of two separate tarballs. They need to be extracted and built independently.
Install Speex by running the following commands:
./configure --prefix=/usr \
--disable-static \
--docdir=/usr/share/doc/speex-1.2.1 &&
makeThis package does not come with a test suite.
As the root user:
make install
Now extract and install the speexdsp package:
cd .. &&
tar -xf speexdsp-1.2.1.tar.gz &&
cd speexdsp-1.2.1 &&
./configure --prefix=/usr \
--disable-static \
--docdir=/usr/share/doc/speexdsp-1.2.1 &&
make
Again, as the root user:
make install
Command Explanations
--disable-static: This switch prevents
installation of static versions of the libraries.