ok, i found the problem gnome-orca needs to be started in a gnome-session with accessibility feature enabled.
ihmo ubuntu shouldn't have a gnome with accessibilty feature enabled, but probably this should be documented somewhere. My english skills are <0, so i'm not the right person who can do this. Feel free to ask me all informations you need. ** Changed in: gnome-orca (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- orca doesn't start https://launchpad.net/bugs/58914 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs