Accessible Distros for a beginner?

[Linux for blind general discussion]

Hi,

You can get here:
http://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-14.2.1/minislint/

But it won't work on a raspberry pi as it's for architecture x76_64 only, sorry.

Best regards,

Didier

Le 23/08/2020 à 19:25, Linux for blind general discussion a écrit :
> Where can mini Slint be obtained, please?
> 
> On 8/23/20, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
>> Could be mini-slint could run on that raspberry pi.  I don't have one
>> yet so haven't tried that one yet.  The mini-slint is a command line
>> environment the way it starts out after installation.
>>
>> On Sat, 22 Aug 2020, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
>>
>>> Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2020 16:49:51
>>> From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
>>> To: blinux-list at redhat.com
>>> Subject: Re: Accessible Distros for a beginner?
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I answer inline to the parts of your message quoted below:
>>>
>>> Le 22/08/2020 ? 21:20, SL  a ?crit :
>>>> I don't know if I would also need to compile source files for Slint when
>>>> I'm getting started with the OS?
>>>
>>> No need to do that. You get a lot of software out of the boxes, and can
>>> get more just typing a few commands, as with many other Linux
>>> distributions, either pre-built or compiled and installed typing just one
>>> command.
>>>
>>>> But if Slint starts speaking out of the box more or less, maybe I would
>>>> start with that.
>>> Slint starts speaking from the very beginning of installation and speaks
>>> in all contexts; console as graphical environments including Mate, the
>>> default.
>>>
>>> If you have a hard synthesizer you can use it as well. Slint can preserve
>>> and restore specific settings for each synthesizer if you use several.
>>>
>>> Orca is indeed available in graphical environments and you can use (and
>>> switch between) console screen readers: espeakup, speechd-up and fenrir.
>>>
>>> Indeed braille is enabled as well from the very beginning of installation.
>>>
>>>> I like how many accessibility features Slint has.
>>> We try hard to provide as many as possible.
>>>
>>>> And if I wouldn't need to compile a lot of source files, maybe Slint
>>>> would be a good choice.
>>> Indeed <smile>
>>>
>>> About support: we answer all questions in the Slint mailing list, and
>>> beginners are welcome there.
>>>
>>> So I think that Slint is a good choice for a laptop in your situation.
>>>
>>> Slint don't support raspberry Pi, but for that Stormux is a good choice.
>>>
>>> Storm Dragon, its maintainer, is a friend and we do cooperate for the
>>> benefit of our users.
>>>
>>> Didier
>>> didier at slint.fr
>>>
>>>
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