Hello: Same problem on xubuntu 16.04
$ ps xa | grep -P 'speech-dispatcher.*\.conf' 22217 ? Sl 0:02 /usr/lib/speech-dispatcher-modules/sd_cicero /etc/speech-dispatcher/modules/cicero.conf 22221 ? Sl 0:02 /usr/lib/speech-dispatcher-modules/sd_generic /etc/speech-dispatcher/modules/generic.conf 22224 ? Sl 0:03 /usr/lib/speech-dispatcher-modules/sd_espeak /etc/speech-dispatcher/modules/espeak.conf 22229 ? Sl 0:02 /usr/lib/speech-dispatcher-modules/sd_dummy /etc/speech-dispatcher/modules/dummy.conf 27986 pts/2 S+ 0:00 grep --color=auto -P speech-dispatcher.*\.conf Never used the screen reader. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1496542 Title: Running processes left after disabling screen reader To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/speech-dispatcher/+bug/1496542/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs