Accessibility of installing Distros?

Linux for blind general discussion blinux-list at redhat.com
Wed Feb 16 13:13:32 UTC 2022


Debian doesn't provide a non-free iso it provides an unofficial iso.  The
unofficial iso debian provides is for extra firmware support.  So far as I
know debuan doesn't provide a firmware iso.


On Wed, 16 Feb 2022, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:

> Question regarding Debuan,
>
> Is it, like Debian, only free software, or do they also provide a non-free
> Iso?
>
> Standard Debian doesn't install on my hardware due to non-free Wi-Fi drivers
> being required. Which is rather strange, since both Trisquel and Fedora, both
> shipping with only free software install just fine.
>
> Warm regards,
>
> Brandt Steenkamp
>
> Sent from the Slint console using Alpine
>
> On Tue, 15 Feb 2022, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
>
> > Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2022 15:41:32 -0500
> > From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> > To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> > Subject: Re: Accessibility of installing Distros?
> >
> > A debian spin without systemd.  debuan.org for any interested.
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 15 Feb 2022, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> >
> >> Never heard of this one.
> >>
> >> Warm regards,
> >>
> >> Brandt Steenkamp
> >>
> >> Sent from my MacBook Air
> >>
> >> Contact:
> >>
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> >> Email: brandt.steenkamp at gmail.com <mailto:brandt.steenkamp at gmail.com>
> >>
> >> Twitter: @brandtsteenkamp <http://www.twitter.com/brandtsteenkamp>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> On 15 Feb 2022, at 21:54, Linux for blind general discussion
> >>> <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I forgot Devuan, or, would you just consider that a Debian spin?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 2/15/22 14:47, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> >>>> What other options do we, the Blind Linux users have? And, no, I really
> >>>> don't count Ubuntu spins, (Mint, Trisquel, PopOS, Accessible Coconut,
> >>>> etc.)
> >>>
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