# Use Mycroft tts engine (mimic?) on GNU+Linux, especially Firefox

**URL:** https://community.openconversational.ai/t/use-mycroft-tts-engine-mimic-on-gnu-linux-especially-firefox/4406
**Category:** Mimic
**Created:** [August 27, 2018, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/use-mycroft-tts-engine-mimic-on-gnu-linux-especially-firefox/4406 "2018-08-27T14:18:40Z")
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### Author: ![j1nx](https://community.openconversational.ai/user_avatar/community.openconversational.ai/j1nx/32/1260_2.png) [@j1nx](https://community.openconversational.ai/u/j1nx)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2018, 8:26am UTC](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/use-mycroft-tts-engine-mimic-on-gnu-linux-especially-firefox/4406/5 "2018-08-28T08:26:22Z")

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This topic will get you going with installing Mimic. Not that difficult.

> [@Using Mimic as a Standalone Program...?](https://community.openconversational.ai/t/using-mimic-as-a-standalone-program/2092/4):
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> Oh yes, I do have it installed via the git repo, and built and running for mycroft. And it did take quite a while to actually build, but I was expecting that from reading before install. I was just more curious as to the best approach to install it so as not not have to be called from within its own directory and make it more of a system-wide available program. I mean I CAN just call it from ~/mycroft-core/mimic/mimic.sh but I’d prefer it to be more open all around for use. I was simply thinki…

After that, it is up to you how to connect it to Firefox.

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