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

[Linux for blind general discussion]

Hmm. Kyle, any thoughts?
Devin Prater
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On Wed, Oct 13, 2021 at 8:52 AM Linux for blind general discussion <
blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:

> 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/
> >
> >
> >
> > 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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