<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body text="#999999" bgcolor="#000000"> On 08/20/2012 07:36 AM, Greg Wocher wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:50315C5C.9000705@gtwebdesign.us" type="cite">Hello all, I am new to the list here. I have been running Vinux in a VM environment. I am taking a networking class at college now and I need to install ubuntu server for part of the class. How do I get speakup installed and running in ubuntu server 12.04? Ihave been looking on google but I can't seem to find anything. I am just not sure what to be looking for Thank you, Greg Wocher </blockquote> Hi Greg the server and GUI versions of 13.04 run the same kernel, with speakup loaded. To get speech in precise-server (AFTER INSTALL) you need to install alsa-utils first sudo apt-get install alsa-utils alsamixer #so you can turn on sound . #you need OO under each slider # change by hitting "m". "mm" (for Mute) is the #only alternative to "OO" sudo apt-get install espeakup -y modprobe speakup_soft start=1 sh /etc/init.d/espeakup start I find that I have to start speech manually each time, so to fix that use tour favourite editor (nano in my case) sudo nano /etc/modules #add the line speakup_soft start=1 #save and restart . It should come up talking. Installing precise - server will need sighted assisance. I have done many installs and reinstalls in an attempt to come up with documentation that could step VIP's through it, but there are many alternatives, depending on previous choices. I was hoping that accepting defaults would work, using the entire hard drive, then patching time zone, host name , Keyboard and so on once speech was running. I have assisted one person , speaking on mangler, and him sending me photo's of his screen via Dropbox. (We do have a common folder) Speech for the install would be handy, there are a few users working on it, but no joy yet. maybe one day someone with some knowledge will have time to have a look. bill </body> </html>