trying to get started.

[John Lee]

IT IS SAYING ISO, NOT ISA.

-----Original Message-----
From: speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca]
On Behalf Of Glenn Ervin
Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 11:57 AM
To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca
Subject: Re: trying to get started.


Hi Janina,
I am glad you mentioned that ISA means an image of a CD, as I had looked
around for an image, and I saw the ISA downloads, but I did not know
what it meant.  To me ISA is an old type of expansion slot, but I knew
that this could not be what it was meaning. I noticed in the debian area
there was a couple of packages of isa downloads.  How does one decide
which one to download?  I suppose you need to just check out what
utilities are on that particular package,, or is virtually every program
created for that version of linux on every CD image?

I guess another part of my original question referred to the fact that I
am not worried about disk space, and linux, on my system,  will have 2
different DOS partitions to work with, I can afford to use a version of
linux which relies little on floppy disks; for the install.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at rednote.net>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: trying to get started.


If you will read the archive of this list, or really any Linux list,
you'll soon discover that the question of what distribution to choose is
really a personal choice. It cannot really be said that this or that
distribution is more accessible, or friendlier to users of Speakup. It
comes down to personal choice and style, as I said.

So, in the expectation that others will speak up for other
distributions, let me advise you that installing Red Hat 8.0 is one very
good option. If you get a Red Hat 8.0 boxed set at your local computer
store, or from any number of sources on the net, you'll have all you
need to install with speech, and end up with a speaking installation.
Just be sure it's Red Hat 8.0, and not some lower number. You can, of
course, also just download the ISO images and create your own CD
ROMs--or install from hard disk, etc. To learn about this read our
installation HOWTO at:

http://www.linux-speakup.org/ftp/disks/redhat/HOWTO_INSTALL.html

Even though this HOWTO is not yet updated for version 8.0 of Red Hat,
it's quite accurate about the process. The one difference, and it's a
big difference, is that you can now skip all that stuff about
downloading and preparing media, if you don't want to bother with that
process, by simply buying an official Red Hat 8.0 set of disks.


Glenn Ervin writes:
> From: "Glenn Ervin" <glennervin at cableone.net>
>
> I need some help getting started.
>
> I am trying to get started with installing linux with speakup. I have 
> a DOS partition dedicated just for linux. I have a R/W CD-ROM and a 
> zip disk which I was hoping to use for installation.
> I have looked over the various packages of linux, and I am wondering
if
> there is a way to just download any & all of one brand of linux, such
as
> debian, or one of the other two mentioned.  I have found dozens &
dozens
of
> files to download, and I would just like to get all of them, for 
> whichever package I go with as one file.
>
> Another thing I am hoping someone can help with, is the choice of one 
> of
the
> three brands of linux.  I would prefer to install from a zip disk or 
> from
a
> CD.  I am not too enthused about installing from a bunch of floppies,
which
> is what debian seems to offer.
>
> Thanks for any assistance.
>
>
>
> "Live long and prosper",
> O. Glenn Ervin (Lenny)
> N0YJV
> Northeast Nebraska
> e-mail:
> glennervin at cableone.net
> The above address can also be found on MSM.
> or my work e-mail:
> gErvin at ncbvi.state.ne.us
>
>
>
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--

Janina Sajka, Director
Technology Research and Development
Governmental Relations Group
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175

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