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

[Linux for blind general discussion]

Since other distributions may run orca after log in, why might fedora mate not be able to do so?
Any guesses?

> On Oct 12, 2021, at 5:36 PM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
> 
> Ah, okay. When you log in, try pressing Alt + F2, typing orca, and pressing
> Enter. Then go into the menus with Alt + F1, left arrow to administration I
> think, arrow to personalization, right arrow, down arrow to "assistive
> technologies", press Enter, check that box, and somewhere in that system of
> dialogs is a way to have it turn on at startup.
> Devin Prater
> r.d.t.prater at gmail.com
> gemini://tilde.pink/~devinprater/
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Oct 12, 2021 at 5:30 PM Linux for blind general discussion <
> blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
> 
>> 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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