Try again a few years later

[Andrew Hodgson]

Hi,

With respect to getting a talking GUI up and running what is a good
choice?  The Fedora packages a screen reader with the GUI. 

Andrew.

-----Original Message-----
From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca
[mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Sean McMahon
Sent: 03 March 2005 23:59
To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
Subject: Re: Try again a few years later

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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