Try again a few years later

[Alex Snow]

debian packages a screenreader with gnome also. It's part of the gnome 
release so any distro that uses the stock gnome stuff should come with 
it.
On Fri, Mar 04, 2005 at 06:28:57PM -0000, Andrew Hodgson wrote:
> 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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