Netbook Oriented Linux Distributions Accessibility

[Jason White]

Albert Sten-Clanton <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
>I'd guess that Arch Linux is worth looking at closely.  It takes more work
>to set up than some distros, but it gives you a good deal of control over
>what's on your machine and begins as more or less minimalist.  It also, in
>general, has very good documentation.  You can check out the talking version
>at
>
>www.talkingarch.tk
>

I've read very favourable comments about it.

An alternative would be to start with a basic Debian installation, then add
just the packages you want.

If you can do most of what you need entirely from the Linux console (without
running a graphical desktop environment), this will reduce resource
consumption considerably. You could then start up GNOME and Orca only when you
have to run a graphical Web browser or some other desktop application.

In Linux, you can get a lot of work done without a graphical user interface.