David Sexton wrote: > where might I find speakupconf? running speakup on ubuntu A quick search of packages.ubuntu.com revealed "speakup-tools". It should be in that package. > Random question, why doesn't speakup save it's settings anyway? Speakup runs in kernel-space, so it generally shouldn't be interacting with files on disk. There is a principle of OS design that applies here: the separation of policy and mechanism. A kernel component shouldn't be deciding why and when to save settings. That is policy. -- Chris