Any suggestions of what distro of Linux I should load onto a new computer?

Linux for blind general discussion blinux-list at redhat.com
Tue Oct 12 22:19:48 UTC 2021


What distribution is this on?
Devin Prater
r.d.t.prater at gmail.com
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On Tue, Oct 12, 2021 at 4:16 PM Linux for blind general discussion <
blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:

> After installing, I heard ’screen-reader off’, so I turned orca on.
> Then I was told to reboot.
> After rebooting, I turned orca on, then logged in.
> Then, no speech.
> Could not get orca working.
>
> > On Oct 12, 2021, at 7:12 AM, Linux for blind general discussion <
> blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
> >
> > A huge +1 for Fedora MATE. I have it running on two computers here, one
> is not mine, and it works great. Orca comes with it, and you can run a full
> install after pressing alt+f2 to open the run window and then entering the
> word orca. Wifi generally works out of the box, though the NetworkManager
> applet that controls it doesn't tell you what it is. Still, you can just
> hold the alt and control keys and double tap the tab key to get to the top
> panel, then shift tab past the toggle button and press the enter key to
> bring up the menu that has your wifi connections. There's not much more to
> tell other than it's a great OS, not just for learning, but for daily use,
> and one of the computers in the house that is running it is even being used
> for gaming and live streaming. If you need to dig deeper into the guts of
> the system, it allows for that as well. I for one highly recommend the
> Fedora MATE spin.
> >
> > ~Kyle
> >
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