Help with running Speakup on Kali Linux

Tue Jan 30 10:23:18 EST 2018

Hi, my apologies for not being clear in my last post. I am using Kali
because I want to learn about the security tools Kali has. I will keep
in mind that arch is a better option for this though.

The output of
locate speakup.ko

/lib/modules/4.12.0-kali1-amd66/kernel/drivers/staging/speakup /speakup.ko

For now, I am just looking to get eSpeak working on it, my goal is to
install voxin, which is what I am using for orca right now.
Kali does have built in support for a talking installer using speakup.
I believe Kali is very similar to Debian, if that helps at all.

TJ Breitenfeldt

On 1/30/18, Don Raikes <DON.RAIKES at oracle.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Kali is an odd choice for someone just wanting a console-based linux distro.
>  Ubuntu server is another good choice.
>
> If, however you are looking for security tools then kali is a good choice.
> The kali installer is accessible since it is based on the debian talking
> installer.  I haven't checked lately but if I remember right speakup does
> not come pre-installed in kali, although I hope to be working on a custom
> kali version that will be more accessible (when I have a few minutes).
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Janina Sajka [mailto:janina at rednote.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2018 7:13 AM
> To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. <speakup at linux-speakup.org>
> Subject: Re: Help with running Speakup on Kali Linux
>
> So, I have to ask, why Kali Linux, specifically? It's strikes me as a rather
> oddball choice.
>
>
> The post you reference below isn't particularly pertinent to running
> Speakup, and you still haven't told us whether Kali comes with Speakup, or
> whether it's on you to add it into the installation. Once again, what's the
> output of:
>
> locate speakup.ko
>
> Suggestion: You may have much more success with a distribution like Arch
> which supports Speakup out of the box, and which has a talking installation
> available:
>
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__wiki.archlinux.org_index.php_TalkingArch&d=DwIGaQ&c=RoP1YumCXCgaWHvlZYR8PZh8Bv7qIrMUB65eapI_JnE&r=RSYNyNFr7Oj1BRE0qW_8pVA2z0qhUeWtOTBuXmZp9uE&m=EiMTZr4C8e9d2ErmbeyYCptTaFYi0HdGewnOWTnmf4w&s=JUxYZ5Z1WwEmJvd1TAXM8buhPH2soZMlw95_z0Owg2o&e=
>
> If you go this way you'll only have the console unless you explicitly
> install a GUI desktop.
>
> There are other choices, but the above is a good way to get to a functioning
> system with minimul fuss.
>
> Janina
>
> Timothy Breitenfeldt writes:
>> Thank you for the replies. I am still fairly new to using Linux, I am
>> a computer science major and am currently taking a C and unix class
>> right now. I now feel comfortable enough with the basics to switch to
>> using only a shell for access. I have played with Linux for a while,
>> and have always preferred the console over Gnome desktop GUI for
>> accessibility. I have almost no vision, and am currently using orca.
>>
>> Here is the link to the post I referred to on getting speakup running on
>> Kali.
>>
>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__linux-2Dspeakup.or
>> g_pipermail_speakup_2015-2DMay_058755.html&d=DwIGaQ&c=RoP1YumCXCgaWHvl
>> ZYR8PZh8Bv7qIrMUB65eapI_JnE&r=RSYNyNFr7Oj1BRE0qW_8pVA2z0qhUeWtOTBuXmZp
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>>
>> I followed all of the instructions here, and saw no change. Speakup
>> never came up talking at the bootup screen. I tried typing speakup
>> into the terminal while in gnome, but it didn't recognize the command.
>>
>> I don't know much about the kernel yet, it is something I will learn
>> next quarter along with other operating system concepts.
>>
>> Thank you for the tip on switching to console mode. I would assume
>> that I can switch back to Gnome using the same shortcut I used to
>> switched to console mode (ctrl+alt+ 1-6)?
>>
>> Can someone take a look at this post and see if you can help?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> TJ Breitenfeldt
>>
>> On 1/27/18, Kirk Reiser <kirk at reisers.ca> wrote:
>> > To answer the other portion of your query, to move from a gui
>> > console to a text console just type control-alt-f1 or any other of
>> > the function keys from 1 to six. You can learn to kill off gnome and
>> > gdm at a later point if you find you're happy using console mode.
>> >
>> > On Sat, 27 Jan 2018, Okash Khawaja wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi Timothy,
>> >>
>> >> Welcome to speakup :)
>> >>
>> >> There is
>> >> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__linux-2Dspeakup.org_spkguide.txt&d=DwIGaQ&c=RoP1YumCXCgaWHvlZYR8PZh8Bv7qIrMUB65eapI_JnE&r=RSYNyNFr7Oj1BRE0qW_8pVA2z0qhUeWtOTBuXmZp9uE&m=EiMTZr4C8e9d2ErmbeyYCptTaFYi0HdGewnOWTnmf4w&s=2x78Ze1FfDGA2IUei89_yMxCCO9K_Rnin6X8pL2i0yU&e=
>> >> which should help.
>> >> Basically you need two kernel modules loaded. One is speakup.ko and
>> >> the other depends upon which synthesizer you want to use. So for
>> >> example for Apollo you'll need speakup_apollo.ko. You can also use
>> >> software synth speakup_soft.ko if you don't have a hardware synth.
>> >> All supported synths are mentioned in spkguide linked above.
>> >>
>> >> If it's a hardware synth then the two kernel modules is all you need.
>> >> If it's speakup_soft.ko then some user-space text-to-speech
>> >> software will be required. If you can explain where you're getting
>> >> stuck then we can help more :)
>> >>
>> >> Cheers!
>> >> Okash
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 7:36 AM, Timothy Breitenfeldt
>> >> <timothyjb310 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>> Hi, i recently installed Kali onto an old laptop. I would really
>> >>> like to just run Kali in console mode and completely ignore the
>> >>> GUI .To do this, I know I need speakup. I found a couple
>> >>> refferences in the archives for this mailing list, but I couldn't
>> >>> get it to work with the instructions given. Does anyone have any
>> >>> suggestions on how to get speakup running on Kali, as well as how
>> >>> to switch from Gnome desktop to just a console?
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks,
>> >>>
>> >>> TJ Breitenfeldt
>> >>> _______________________________________________
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>> >> _______________________________________________
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>> > --
>> > Well that's it then, colour me secure!
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>
> Janina Sajka
>
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