Re: [orca-list] maybe OT, help with speakup-espeakup?

[Rusty Perez <rustys lists gmail com>]

I've answered my own question.
I
All I needed to do was apt-get install speechd-up
I tried to run espeakup in a virtual terminal under gnome. It first
gave me an error about permissions, so I ran it sudo, it then said the
service was in use. So, I did ctl/alt/f1 and the terminal came up
talking!
Sorry to clutter the list! :-)
Rusty


On 6/27/13, Rusty Perez <rustys lists gmail com> wrote:
> Hi folks,
> Under ubuntu 13.4, I have installed espeakup, and speakup.
> Butn when I type the command espeakup, I get the following message:
> unable to open the soft synth device, no such file or directory.
> Any ideas what I'm doing wrong, or what I haven't done yet?
>
> espeakup --help
> doesn't give me any clew as to the soft synth.
> Do I also need to install the speechd-up, the interface between
> speekup and speech dispatcher?
>
> Thanks!