Starting linux again
Linux for blind general discussion
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Wed Jul 7 13:39:59 UTC 2021
That's great news! I had seen a comment somewhere about debian no longer
having an accessible install but if it still does, I will definitely go to
that first.
--
Cheryl
May the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable to You, Lord,
my rock and my Redeemer.
(Psalm 19:14 HCSB)
On Wed, 7 Jul 2021, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'd still use Debian because IMHO it is the best distro regarding
> accessiblity support, easy and uncomplicated installation for a blind user
> with braille and speech, e.g. I am using Debian for more then 20 years now
> and I not missed anything. I am also working in the console most of the time.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Schoepp
>
>
> Am 07.07.2021 um 14:37 schrieb Linux for blind general discussion:
>> I've been very busy the last few years and have been using the terminal on
>> my Mac for a lot of the things I used to do in linux. Now I would like to
>> get a laptop for linux again. I mostly want it for command-line use rather
>> than for the gui though I suppose I may end up expanding to that at some
>> point. I mostly used debian when I was using linux with a few excursions
>> into arch. I am totally blind and use speech and braille but the more I can
>> use braille, the happier I am. I used thinkpads a lot and also converted
>> old Apple machines but I don't have a spare Apple computer right now and
>> probably would go for Lenovo. Can somebody tell me which dists are now the
>> best for installing linux, especially knowing that I want to use the
>> command line a lot? If I get a Lenovo with linux on it, am I probably going
>> to want to reinstall anyway and how hard is that nowadays? Obviously this
>> email is prompted a lot by the thread about getting a laptop for linux. It
>> really feels funny writing about th
> is
>> as if I was a complete novice when I used to install and set up systems
>> all the time but I guess one has to restart somewhere.
>>
>> The only problem I had with my Lenovos, and this was after years of use,
>> was having the fan quit. Some of this was just the age of the Lenovos but
>> it seemed to me that it was becoming harder to know how to set up the
>> system so the fan worked right where at the beginning of my use of linux I
>> never had to pay attention to fan settings. It may of course be that it was
>> mostly the age of the laptops - I got years of use out of them - but I'm
>> still a bit hesitant because of that.
>>
>> I know this email covers a lot of territory - I'm basicly thinking out loud
>> - so just respond to whatever you know and can address.
>>
>> Thanks for any suggestions.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
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