Installing eSpeakup

[Gregory Nowak]

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On Thu, Apr 09, 2020 at 01:01:12AM -0500, Glenn K0LNY wrote:
> If pulseaudio is removed, what does espeakup use as a sound device?

It uses the alsa driver directly.

> I don't really understand the different parts.
> I believe speech-dispatcher is the go-between for a screenreader and a sound 
> module.

It can be, but doesn't have to be.

> But I don't know what they all use, espeakup and Orca.

The espeakup package uses alsa directly as far as I know, while orca
uses speech-dispatcher, which can use multiple audio backends, alsa
directly, and through pulseaudio among them. There is another package,
speechd-up which was written as a proof of concept, and it can replace
espeakup to join speakup's software synthesizer with speech-dispatcher.

Greg


> Glenn
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gregory Nowak" <greg at gregn.net>
> To: "Glenn K0LNY" <GlennErvin at cableone.net>; "Speakup is a screen review 
> system for Linux." <speakup at linux-speakup.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2020 3:15 PM
> Subject: Re: Installing eSpeakup
> 
> 
> You'll likely  need to add speakup_soft to /etc/modules, and apt-get
> install espeakup. You may also have to work with, or purge pulseaudio.
> 
> Greg
> 
> 
> On Wed, Apr 08, 2020 at 11:16:21AM -0500, Glenn K0LNY wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I keep trying different distros on this netbook, an Asus 701 with little 
> > success.
> > I did get Ubuntu 11.04 working with Orca.
> > I want to try something newer, so I downloaded Ubuntu Server 14.10, and it 
> > will come without the GUI.
> > So if I can get it talking with eSpeakup, I will try to install Mate or 
> > Gnome.
> > But what are the proper steps to get espeakup going in the CLI after it 
> > boots up?
> > perhaps just apt-get install espeakup?
> > Or will I need to get something going first?
> > I have had no luck with Talking Arch or Vinux 4.1.
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Glenn
> >
> >
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