If you don't need pulseaudio, then apt purge pulseaudio In /etc/speech-dispatcher/speed.conf change AudioOutputMethod "pulse" to AudioOutputMethod "libao" I would then recommend a reboot to get everything settled, and both screen readers should play nice. This is the method that works for me, but there are other methods which work for others. Greg On Wed, Feb 19, 2025 at 06:47:13PM +0000, Georgina Joyce wrote: > Hello All, > > I thought I squirrelled away a message that someone had posted quite recently of how to get a system where both screen readers were working together. However, I can't find it. Could that person repost or PM me? > > The debian install went well using speakup but it boots into Mate and orca handles the graphical login. Then I loose all speech. I do have very little installed on the system and don't know orca very well. I'd rather use the console but need to use the graphical interface occasionally. I'm sure the post I dreamt of or it was posted here would help very much. > > I don't mind reinstalling and just get speakup well established. Then install the GUI. But I'd like to get both working. > > Thanks, > > Gena M0EBP -- web site: http://www.gregn.net gpg public key: http://www.gregn.net/pubkey.asc -- Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager@xxxxxx
