Speakup installation

Janina Sajka janina at rednote.net
Sun Jul 24 17:13:30 EDT 2005


If you're going to install the Speakup Modified Fedora, you'll need the
images named in the installation HOWTO.

I can't tell you anymore than I've already told you in that document.

hank smith writes:
> ow many cds is a  oppsion, and how many cds is a everything oppsion minus
> all the source crap?
> I am trying to find out how many isos I need to getminimal
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at rednote.net>
> To: <sdawes at telus.net>; "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux."
> <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 1:10 PM
> Subject: Re: Speakup installation
> 
> 
> > The minimal install is a viable option. So is an "everything" install.
> > Each has advantages and disadvantages, as I see it.
> >
> > Nothing prevents anyone from writing the documentation you're
> > suggesting.
> >
> > Steve Dawes writes:
> > > Chuck,
> > >
> > > It isn't quite that bad. Your type'o has suggested that a full install
> is 14
> > > cds. I think you meant to say 4 cds. If you install all source in
> addition
> > > to all the binaries, you end up with 7 or 8 cds or 2 dvds.
> > >
> > > The problem I have with the selecting everything, or doing the full
> install,
> > > is that it is the easy way out. Yes it works, but it installs a lot of
> > > unnecessary stuff and uses up a lot of resources. A good case in point
> is
> > > that it installs both kde and gnome.
> > > Additionally, it doesn't install absolutely everything as it implies, it
> > > installs almost everything on the binary disks and you need to install
> the
> > > source separately if you wish to. This approach also does nothing in
> > > teaching how to set up a system with only the packages you need and
> want.
> > >
> > > If you are only going to be using console based programs, there is no
> need
> > > to install any of the kde or gnome packages. It is incredible how much
> space
> > > can be saved when you take this approach.
> > >
> > > Now I am not knocking the installation howto that Janina has written. I
> am
> > > saying that what it does is a quick and easy install that gets the first
> > > time user up-and-running on Linux. What I would like to see however, is
> > > something that tells the user where they can find out more information
> on
> > > how to trim down their installation to only the packages they are going
> to
> > > use included in the howto. A simple reference to the Linux document page
> > > does nothing to direct a new or novice user to good information about
> > > creating a smaller or tidier installation.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Steve
> > >
> > > Steve Dawes
> > > Calgary Canada.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
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> > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> >
> > --
> >
> > Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040
> > Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com
> > Bringing the Owasys 22C screenless cell phone to the U.S. and Canada. Go
> to http://www.ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more.
> >
> > Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG)
> > janina at freestandards.org http://a11y.org
> >
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> > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> >
> >
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Janina Sajka				Phone: +1.202.494.7040
Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC	http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com
Bringing the Owasys 22C screenless cell phone to the U.S. and Canada. Go to http://www.ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more.

Chair, Accessibility Workgroup		Free Standards Group (FSG)
janina at freestandards.org		http://a11y.org




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