is ubuntu good?

Tue Aug 18 22:50:10 UTC 2015

as far as talking installs go
if u grab an older version of ubuntu  it will install on a 512mb machine. though ti runs 3 legged.
 however. vinux might be a better option.
tis easy to install if u have space on yr hd or want to install on a memory pen
to try it out. ther is also the live version.

not sure about this debian installer. debian wheezy  installs straight out of the box using speakup in a console install
and is highly automatable.
 the partitioning can be bloody fiddly though.

as an aside if u just want to try oulinux and dont want to risk trashing yr pc
u could have a look at raspberry/banana/cubie etc. whre u can just grab an image and stick it on a a memory pen.

other options are archlinux. where u can downlaod a small image and then go from there which u could do using ssh/putty etc.

dont give up on linux. its a bumpier ride but a  more rewarding one!
that said the orca/iceweasel/firefox combo is a pretty good one for browsing the web.

ta
neil foster
On Tue, Aug 18, 2015 at 04:40:29PM -0400, Al Sten-Clanton wrote:
> I don't remember the exact link, but it's easy to find the thing from
> 
> www.debian.org
> 
> one of the easier sites I've found to use.
> 
> Al
> 
> On 8/18/2015 3:23 PM, Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona wrote:
> > Hello
> > where can I get the talking debian installer?
> > also my laptop has 4 gigs of ram it is a quad core processor
> > Hank
> >
> > On 8/18/2015 12:18 PM, John G Heim wrote:
> >> The behaviour you describe is similar to what I got when I tried to
> >> install ubuntu 15.04 on a machine with less than 1Gb of memory. I
> >> believe officially, you need only 512Mb but I don't think you can run
> >> the GUI installer and orca with less than 1Gb.
> >>
> >> If it was me, I'd try the talking debian installer. Even if it's not
> >> the amount of RAM you have, the talking debian installer is more
> >> failure proof.
> >>
> >>
> >> On 08/18/2015 11:36 AM, Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona wrote:
> >>> I also forgot to mention in my last message that I also tried going to
> >>> the gparted program from mate itself using the alt f 1 and going to
> >>> system tools, if memory serves that is where it is located
> >>> it then launches and the same behavior happens as described in last
> >>> email that I sent out.
> >>> once again I am not trying to miss spread info but I have trying to
> >>> figure this stuff out for several weeks and am about to give up on linux
> >>> intirely I really don't want to cause I really like the stuff that linux
> >>> offers the blind comunity
> >>> thanks
> >>> Hank
> >>>
> >>> On 8/18/2015 2:23 AM, Tony Baechler wrote:
> >>>> Well, if what you're saying is true, how was I able to do a complete
> >>>> install by myself without help and why have other people on the Orca
> >>>> list had the same success?  I'm sorry, but you're spreading
> >>>> misinformation.  Please don't do that.  If you're having problems,
> >>>> please ask or do some research, but please don't assume that Ubuntu,
> >>>> MATE or Orca are automatically at fault. In this case, you didn't
> >>>> press Super-S when the DVD booted, so Orca didn't start
> >>>> automatically.  You shouldn't be running the partition manager with
> >>>> Alt-F1 or Alt-F2 regardless.  You should get a message spoken when you
> >>>> press Super-S telling you that the screen reader is running. This is
> >>>> clearly documented on the Ubuntu accessibility wiki page.  The super
> >>>> key is also known as the Windows key.  If Super-S doesn't work, try
> >>>> Super-Alt-S.  Also, no, it doesn't run Terminal at all during the
> >>>> installation.  Orca speaks great in the terminal, even as root with
> >>>> sudo.
> >>>>
> >>>> On 8/17/2015 10:42 AM, Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona wrote:
> >>>>> Hello you may want to give ubuntu mate a try?
> >>>>> how ever you are unable to run the partition manager when you alt f 1
> >>>>> and go
> >>>>> to the respective program to run it.
> >>>>> think it is running mate terminal wich causes orca to stop speaking
> >>>>> have yet
> >>>>> to find a fix for this wich is causing me to have second thoughts on
> >>>>> ubuntu
> >>>>> mate and mate as a hole have had nothing but problems with it.
> >>>>
> >>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>> Blinux-list mailing list
> >>>> Blinux-list at redhat.com
> >>>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list
> >>>
> >>> _______________________________________________
> >>> Blinux-list mailing list
> >>> Blinux-list at redhat.com
> >>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list
> >>>
> >>
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Blinux-list mailing list
> > Blinux-list at redhat.com
> > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list
> >
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Blinux-list mailing list
> Blinux-list at redhat.com
> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list
> .