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 22:29:43 UTC 2021


This was fedora 34 mate.

> On Oct 12, 2021, at 5:19 PM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
> 
> What distribution is this on?
> Devin Prater
> r.d.t.prater at gmail.com
> gemini://tilde.pink/~devinprater/
> 
> 
> 
> 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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