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

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Had you been able to get dropbox working with mint?

> On Oct 12, 2021, at 6:20 PM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
> 
> I have Linux Mint (Mate Edition), on one of my machines. This is based
> on Ubuntu 20.04, which is a long-term stable version. I hear, it will be
> supported til 2030?  with orca configured for speech; can't test the
> braille setup, I have no display.  Try out the live system from
> https://linuxmint.com.  
> 
> HTH,
> 
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
> Sent from my Think Penguin J4 laptop, running Trisquel GNU/Linux, version 9.
> 
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
> On 10/12/21 6:29 PM, Linux for blind general discussion 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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