Try again a few years later

[Sean McMahon]

If you want the 2.6 kernel or need it, right out of the box, Fedora will be
easiest for you.  There's a good howto.  I personally use debian, it's package
management with apt is as easy as yum, there's a kernel package builder you can
install if you wish to make your own kernel, the speakup kernel is available as
a package for 2.4 kernels, and there's good documentation.  Some differences,
the debian speakup kernel assumes everything speakup related is built-in.  You
install debian from the iso image or floppys, and select the speakup kernel.  If
you want talking on bootup, insert the apropriate synth line in your boot loader
configuration file.With Fedora you will also have to configure your boot loader
I assume, but you will also have to make a ramdisk, something which is explained
in the howto.  The Fedora distro you will have to install by burning a few iso
images, Debian you may install using a network install if you have a network
available to you.  The Fedora speakup kernel is as I said before, a later
version and is more modular.  I'm told the 2.6 kernel has better support for cd
burning? If you have less then a few gigs of space, Debian may suit your needs
better.  Both distros are good.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Hodgson" <andrew at hodgsonfamily.org>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 3:37 PM
Subject: Try again a few years later


Hi,

Well here I am again, still with my Linux machine which I installed a
few years ago and connect to via SSH, but no working Speakup install!!
I want to get a speakup install working, also want to try out the GUI
applications if possible.  I know some aspects of the command line as I
use it to maintain the server I configured here, but hope I can learn a
lot more with Speakup.

Our local LUG seem to use the Mandrake distribution, which is very
graphically oriented.  I am either going to go with Debian or Fedora.
Any thoughts on which is easiest to install?

Thanks,
Andrew.
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