Look what I found, Why wasn't it installed

[Karen Lewellen]

<newbie raises hand>
which package does as you describe?
before i have heard that
linux distributions really depend on choice,
and I am more  the pre-package type than the compile myself type.
so am wondering, or are you saying all distributions come with this?
Karen

On Wed, 19 May 2004, Janina Sajka wrote:

> nick G writes:
>> From: nick G <nick6489 at optonline.net>
>>
>> The subject says it all, I found Lynx.  Sorry about that bogus Claim.  I based it on what Anaconda did for my system.
>> Thanks,
>
> May I remind you of what we write in the HOWTO on this subject? Our
> words are not gratuitous. They're there for a reason. Here's a quote a
> pro pos this very subject:
>
> "     * You'll be asked what kind of installation you want to perform.
> This screen offers the following selections: Personal Desktop,
> Workstation, Server,
>       Laptop, Custom, Update. We very strongly advice that you choose
>       "Server." Unfortunately, the "Personal Desktop," "Workstation"
>       and "Laptop"
>              installation classes skew their package and configuration
> 	      selections to GUI users, and this is highly
> 	      disadvantageous to the speech and braille
> 	             user who will find that some important, text-based
> 		     programs, like the Lynx world wide web browser, for
> 		     example, are not installed.
> "		          * You will be asked what packages you wish to
> 			  * install. There's a very long list of
> 			  * available packages, and you could certainly
> 			  * add anything you
> 			         don't install now later, but this would
> 				 be a nuisance at best and tends to be
> 				 confusing to the BEGINNER. We recommend
> 				 you press the "end" key to
> 				        go to the last option which is
> 					"everything" if you have
> 					sufficient disk space. An
> 					"EVERYTHING" INSTALLATION
> 					REQUIRES APPROXIMATELY 8 gB, but
> 					it
> 					       will really provide
> 					       everything the blind user
> 					       needs. And, of particular
> 					       interest to blind users
> 					       today, it will install
> 					       GNOME and the Gnopernicus
> 					              screen reader for
> 						      you to use as
> 						      well. On the other
> 						      hand, if you're
> 						      short on space,
> 						      you'll find that
> 						      choosing the
> 						      "Server" class
> 						      installation in
> 						             the
> 							     preceding
> 							     step will
> 							     give you
> 							     almost all
> 							     of the
> 							     text-based
> 							     applications
> 							     you need."
>
>> Nick
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> --
>
> 				Janina Sajka, Director
> 				Technology Research and Development
> 				Governmental Relations Group
> 				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
>
> 		Chair, Accessibility Workgroup
> 	Free Standards Group (FSG)
>
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