Upon installing Trisquel, Orca Screen Reader is enabled by default so that Trisquel is accessible to visually impaired users.
Disabling Orca Screen Reader
- At the login screen, select the assistive technologies icon at the top right of the screen. Deselect "Screen Reader" from the drop-down menu.
![lightdm-disable-screen-reader.png](https://trisquel.info/files/lightdm-disable-screen-reader.png)
Orca Screen Reader will now be inactive at the login screen.
- Log in, and launch Control Center from the main menu.
![select-control-center.png](https://trisquel.info/files/select-control-center.png)
- Select "Assistive Technologies."
![select-assistive-technologies.png](https://trisquel.info/files/select-assistive-technologies.png)
- Select "Preferred Applications."
![select-preferred-applications.png](https://trisquel.info/files/select-preferred-applications.png)
![deselect-run-at-start.png](https://trisquel.info/files/deselect-run-at-start.png)
- Return to Control Center, and select "Startup Applications."
![select-startup-applications.png](https://trisquel.info/files/select-startup-applications.png)
Deselect "Orca screen reader."
![deselect-orca-screen-reader.png](https://trisquel.info/files/deselect-orca-screen-reader.png)
- Log out and log in again. Orca Screen Reader will now be inactive while signed in.
Remove Orca Screen Reader
Orca may be uninstalled entirely by removing the gnome-orca package. (see Installing and Removing Software) However, note that gnome-orca is a dependency of some desktop environments. Disabling Orca using the guide above is a safer solution.
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