Installation Guide/Configure TTS

1 Configure speech support (for blind and visually impaired users)

If you are using TalkingParabola and need start speech support when you boot the system, you will need to do:

• Install espeakup and alsa-utils.
• Save the state of the sound card, so that it will be retrieved on reboot:

# alsactl store

1.1 Systemd

• Enable the espeakup systemd service by executing:

# systemctl enable espeakup.service

1.2 OpenRC

• Enable the espeakup systemd service by executing:

# rc-update add espeakup default