Talking Debian problem resolved

[Jayson Smith]

Hi,


I received the following solution off-list, the person responding 
apparently isn't on this list so I'm sending the solution he gave me in 
case anyone else is having the same problem.


Problem: I installed Debian 9.7 from a Netinstall image. The install was 
perfectly accessible, but when I booted the new system, it didn't come 
up talking. Fortunately I'd chosen to install the SSH server offered 
during initial setup.


Solution: In the file /lib/systemd/system/espeakup.service as root, 
modifying the line from:

ExecStart=sh -c 'modprobe speakup_soft && /usr/bin/espeakup -V ${VOICE}'

to:

ExecStart=/bin/sh -c 'modprobe speakup_soft && /usr/bin/espeakup -V 
${VOICE}'

Restart with the following command:

$ systemctl daemon-reload && systemctl restart espeakup


Hope this helps,


Jayson