The flite package currently doesn't work on the yun, you will get a segfault when executed.
Upgrading to 1.4 and using alsa instead of oss solved this, now it's running on the yun, i tested it myself on the yun.
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The flite package currently doesn't work on the yun, you will get a segfault when executed. Upgrading to 1.4 and using alsa instead of oss solved this, now it's running on the yun, i tested it myself on the yun.