Hi: I don't know about Debian, but you may find useful to know that in ArchLinux, it doesn't break, because pulseaudio doesn't start along with the system on boot; it only starts when I call startx at the console. Even then, I'm still able to use speakup whenever I switch from gnome to a pure console with control-alt-f2. Perhaps it causes some problem if you decide to start gdm on boot. One thing is that when I start both pulseaudio and speech-dispatcher at a pure console, then yes, espeakup gets muted. Cheers Cleverson 2013/11/13, Rob Hudson <captinlogic at gmail.com>: > I have been seeing messages about pulse audio breaking speech in the console > once you install gnome. I started using the voxin speakup connector this > week. Will my speech still break if I install gnome? And what is generally > the best method for fixing it if it does? > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at linux-speakup.org > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup >