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

Linux for blind general discussion blinux-list at redhat.com
Wed Oct 13 13:51:44 UTC 2021


I did try that, it did not work.

> On Oct 13, 2021, at 8:24 AM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
> 
> Have you tried pressing Alt + F2, typing orca, and pressing Enter?
> Devin Prater
> r.d.t.prater at gmail.com
> gemini://tilde.pink/~devinprater/
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> 
> On Wed, Oct 13, 2021 at 5:49 AM Linux for blind general discussion <
> blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
> 
>> I installed fedora mate 34, and had orca and logged in.
>> But after logging in, I could not get orca to work.
>> Using be my eyes, someone said mute was not pressed.
>> Volume was up.
>> So not found the problem yet.
>> 
>>> On Oct 12, 2021, at 6:20 PM, Linux for blind general discussion <
>> blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> Has anyone had problems with audio with the latest fedora 34 or even the
>> 35 beta.  There was a bug which someone reported something that had to do
>> with also, but perhaps this is fixed now?  I will have to give it a look
>> and see if it is fixed or not.
>>> 
>>> Matthew
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Oct 12, 2021, at 8:12 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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