Unable to install Simon

I'm trying to install Simon using these commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:grasch-simon-listens/simon
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install simon

but I'm getting this error:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 simon : Depends: libattica0 but it is not installable

How can I install required dependencies.

Solution 1:

For Ubuntu 12.04 Try this after you added the PPA:

Open a terminal and type in:

sudo apt-get install gdebi-core
mkdir -p simon/DEBIAN
wget https://launchpad.net/~grasch-simon-listens/+archive/simon/+files/simon_0.3.0-1ubuntu8_amd64.deb
dpkg -e simon_0.3.0-1ubuntu8_amd64.deb simon/DEBIAN
dpkg -x simon_0.3.0-1ubuntu8_amd64.deb simon/ 
gedit simon/DEBIAN/control

In GEDIT, search for libattica0 and change it to libattica0.3

Save and close gedit

Type in terminal:

dpkg -b ./simon simon_0.3.0-1ubuntu8_amd64.deb
sudo gdebi simon_0.3.0-1ubuntu8_amd64.deb

Simon should install now...

Solution 2:

In the builds present in the ppa:grasch-simon-listens/simon there is a build for Ubuntu version 12.04 LTS.

More recent Ubuntu version (>= 14.04 LTS) will have simon available from the universe repository.

Alternatively we can always install software from the source available for download from the Simon KDE Project or from it's Launchpad branch.