ubuntu linux

[Scott]

Josh,

You need to go to the Linux documentation project.  Look this up in Google.. 
They have a lot of good docs there.

Scott
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Josh" <jkenn337 at gmail.com>
To: "Geoff Shang" <Geoff at QuiteLikely.com>; "Linux for blind general 
discussion" <blinux-list at redhat.com>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: ubuntu linux


> Hi,
> Windows xp takes a while to boot up on my system. Do linux systems have a 
> much faster bootup time than windows? are they more stable than windows? 
> doesn't ubuntu also come with the capernikus screen reader and magnifier 
> and IBM viavoice out loud text to speech? Are there accessible games for 
> ubuntu linux? What are the steps necessary to make a system that can boot 
> into either xp or linux at startup?
>
> Josh
>
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Geoff Shang" <Geoff at QuiteLikely.com>
> To: "Josh" <jkenn337 at gmail.com>; "Linux for blind general discussion" 
> <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 6:16 PM
> Subject: Re: ubuntu linux
>
>
>> Josh wrote:
>>
>>> If I get Linux I would like to use ubuntu. My questions are:
>>
>> I just downloaded Ubuntu today so this is all very fresh in my head.
>>
>>> 1. will ubuntu linux work with my wireless router and logitech USB 
>>> headphones?
>>
>> Not sure what you mean by "Wireless Router".  If you are saying that you 
>> have a wireless router and that your computer has a card or an USB 
>> adaptor which you use to connnect to it, then you'll have to check on 
>> LInux compatibility for it. I don't know, I've not used Wireless at all, 
>> let alone under LInux.
>>
>> As for your USB headset, if it is a standard USB audio device then it 
>> should work fine. Maybe try googling for logitech usb alsa
>>
>>> 2. can I try it bu running it off the cd and not installing it?
>>
>> Yes.  You can then continue on to installation if you want to.
>>
>>> 3. if so, how do I start the screen reader and what screen readers and 
>>> voices does it come with?
>>
>> It comes with Orka and Espeak.  For more info read 
>> http://live.gnome.org/Orca/UbuntuFeisty
>>
>> You can of course get the CD from ubuntu.com.
>>
>> Geoff.
>>
>
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