New to the list

[Janina Sajka]

There are for Fedora Core, but not yet for the Speakup Modified Fedora Core.


Erik Heil writes:
> Hello there.  Are their any RPM packages for the 2.6X kernel for Fedora?  I
> tried compiling a custom kernel but what resulted is that the RPM database
> still thought that I was running 2.4.22.  Unfortunately, I couldn't edit the
> RPM database directlry, BC it is in binary form, and not human-readable.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at rednote.net>
> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 3:25 PM
> Subject: Re: New to the list
> 
> 
> > Welcome, Brice.
> >
> > You've come to the right place to ask for help. I'll chime in and give you
> my two cents, and I know others will do the same. Your job, should you
> choose to accept it, will be to decide among the potentially conflicting
> suggestions. What can I say--that's the world of Linux where there are more
> choices than one can shake a stick at.
> >
> > But, let's get down to business.
> >
> > If you don't want the Win 98 -- plan to just dump it. The Linux
> installation process will take care of that without further ado.
> >
> > You're in great shape with that internal Doubletalk. You've hit the
> jackpot, in fact. Leave that where it is.
> >
> > You should read some to get oriented on what's involved in a Linux
> installation. I recommend the HOWTO on installing the Speakup Modified
> Fedora Core of Linux available at:
> >
> > http://www.linux-speakup.org/ftp/disks/fedora/HOWTO_INSTALL.html
> >
> > However, helpful as this doc may be, you can't install Fedora because you
> only have 48 megs of RAM (unless you add some, of course). You also can't
> install Suse.
> >
> > So, I expect you'll be choosing between Debian and Slackware, possibly
> Gentoo, though I'm not sure about the minimal requirements for Gentoo.
> Someone here will tell you.
> >
> > I do want to say that what you have will work quite well--though you won't
> be doing graphical Linux probably with this system. I happen to have a 200
> Mhz Pentium with only 32 Mb RAM that's running Debian just fine.
> >
> > There are a set of install disks on the Speakup site that you can use to
> start the installation. You should get them and start installing. It doesn't
> matter of you don't get it right right away, because you have nothing to
> lose on this machine.
> >
> > If you do as I did with Debian and the disks on the Sp[eakup site there
> are two things to keep in mind:
> >
> > That particular release is fairly old. You will want to upgrade it once
> it's installed. Fortunately, it's easier to upgrade once your Linux is up
> and running than it is to get to that point in the first place.
> >
> > There's a very good HOWTO at the Debian site about installation that you
> should also read up on.
> >
> > Again, welcome to Speakup.
> >
> > Brice Mijares writes:
> > > Hello All,  I'm new to the list and am going to need some help.
> > > I have an older computer that has been sitting around here for a couple
> of
> > > years and decided to put it to some use.  It's a P-200, with 48 megs of
> ram,
> > > and currently it has win 98, and a PC double talk synthesizer.
> > > I want to teach myself Linux, but I should say, I've got a little
> experience
> > > with it, or better yet, UNIX.  Now, what's the best way to go about
> this,
> > > meaning do I want to dump win 98 since I don't need it, and do a clean
> > > install of Linux.  If so, Which  package should I go with
> > > Also, will there be any speech as I do the installation?  I'm sure there
> is
> > > more questions I should ask, but  until I get going, I don't know what
> > > further to ask.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Speakup mailing list
> > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> >
> > -- 
> >
> > 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
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Speakup mailing list
> > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> >
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup

-- 
	
				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