pulseaudio has nothing to do with this issue. Whether or not it is installed or activated, this bug is still present. Please don't confuse issues. If you have issues with pulseaudio, this workaround will not fix them.
** Changed in: festival (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/662630 Title: festival: can't open /dev/dsp -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs