The bookworm packages selection for this system was desktop environment; mate, and standard utilities. Multimedia scripts I have work fine in mate-terminal and remain silent when run in console with espeakup. Had I only installed mate and standard utilities would this problem not exist?
-- Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." Ed Howdershelt 1940.

