Re: [orca-list] No sound with GUI under Debian stable (MATE) under VBox 5.27+

[Alex ARNAUD <alexarnaud hypra fr>]

Le 28/02/2018 à 11:01, Didier Spaier a écrit :
> This works here (TM):
> espeakup runs (started by root before login), relying on espeak which uses portaudio
> orca is started at the user level by ~/.config/autostart/startorca.desktop in graphical environments, relying 
> on speech-dispatcher that uses alsa as audio method
> If used, lightdm  speaks with orca
> If used, gdm2 speaks with orca
> Users can switch between console mode and graphical mode with speech in both environments
>
> What are the differences?

By default, on Debian, speech-dispatcher relies on PulseAudio.

Best regards,
Alex ARNAUD.