Installing eSpeakup

[Jude DaShiell]

orca uses speech-dispatcher and speech-dispatcher can be configured to use
alsa. Use the spd-conf command to do that. I don't know did that version
of ubuntu change from systemv to systemd?  To find out try which systemctl
if nothing returns it's systemv you're using.  If a file path is returned
before rebooting as root type systemctl enable espeakup.  That way speech
eventually will come up if your netbook can do it.

On Wed, 8 Apr 2020,
Gregory Nowak wrote:

> Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2020 22:04:19
> From: Gregory Nowak <greg at gregn.net>
> Reply-To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
>     <speakup at linux-speakup.org>
> To: Glenn K0LNY <glennervin at cableone.net>, speakup at linux-speakup.org
> Subject: Re: Installing eSpeakup
>
> Forwarding back on list.
>
>
> 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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