systemctl set-default text.target if I have this right should turn off the graphical environment except when started using startx. This would allow espeak-ng or fenrir to come up in command line environment.
Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) . On Fri, 3 Feb 2023, Volodymyr Dorozhinsky wrote: > Hi David, > > > I am currently using Ubuntu-Mate 22.04 and I've managed to install espeakup > package successfully. Do You see any errors during its installation? If the > package was successfully installed what is the output of: > > > systemctl status espeakup.service > > > If the service is not running one should start it with: > > > sudo systemctl start espeakup.service > > > Also what I've noticed is that espeakup will not talk in tty console when orca > is running in graphical environment. So to make it work I am doing the > following steps: > > 1. Login to graphical environment. > > 2. In graphical environment (Mate DE in my case) open a terminal and run: > > > killall orca # WARNING! This will terminate orca > > > 3. Then switch to tty e.g. tty 3 by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F3 and login there. > After login espeakup should talk. > > > > Best regards > > Volodymyr > > > > On 2/3/23 16:41, David wrote: > > > > Hi there ? > > > > After numerous tries, I am still unsuccessful in getting speakup to work > > with ubuntu, and I contribute that largely to operator error [that?s me!] > > > > So, here I am, asking if anyone has step-by-step instructions on how to > > install ubuntu from stratch and have speakup working correctly? > > > > Use server version? Use desktop version? Do something else? > > > > I do not need any desktop environments, just the plain command-line > > interface with speakup > > > > Thank you very much in advance, talk soon > > > > --David > > > > > -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
