configure_speakup.sh (Source)

#!/bin/bash
(( EUID == 0 )) || {
  echo "Script must be run as root. Try: sudo $0"
  exit 1
}
set -e
apt-get update
echo "Always load speakup modules after reboot"
echo -e "\n\nspeakup_soft\n\n" >> /etc/modules-load.d/modules.conf
echo "Load speakup modules for this session"
modprobe speakup_soft
apt-get install espeakup
echo "You should now have speech"
exit 0