Starting linux again

[Linux for blind general discussion]

Just make sure Debian supports all of your hardware first. My Acer
Espire E-1574... or 1575... worked on Arch install but not when trying to
install Debian. Also be aware that many packages will probably be versions
out of date of upstream, so missing features and possible fixes. Besides
that it would probably be a good console system.
Devin Prater
r.d.t.prater at gmail.com
gemini://tilde.pink/~devinprater/



On Wed, Jul 7, 2021 at 8:40 AM Linux for blind general discussion <
blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:

> 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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