New to Linux

[Chris Norman]

Ubuntu is probably the best, that's what I'm using now.

It has a gui, unlike Oralux (as far as I am aware), and yes, they both
support software speech. If you look on:

http://live.gnome.org/Orca

You'll find instructions.

Orca is the name of the screen reader, the FAQ contains a lot of
information.

I believe the howto for getting Ubuntu talking from boot is detailed in
the downloadinstall section.

HTH.

On Fri, 2008-02-01 at 15:35 -0600, Kelly Sapergia wrote:
> Hi,
>     After hearing about Linux from my brother (I think he was using 
> Ubuntu), I thought I'd give it a try on my laptop. For the moment, 
> I'm interested in just using a live CD so I can go back to using 
> Windows XP later.
>     I've downloaded both Ubuntu and Oralux, and am just wondering if 
> anyone can give me any hints on getting started using these systems? 
> In particular, I'm wondering if there's a way to get a live CD to 
> come up talking when the system loads? Also, do these variants of 
> Linux support software speech? I ask because I don't have a hardware synth.
>     Thanks for your help.
> 
> 
> Yours Sincerely,
> Kelly John Sapergia
> Personal Website: http://www.ksapergia.net
> Need to relax and unwind? Listen to "Northern Lights", Thursdays from 
> 01:00 to 03:00 GMT (Wednesdays in North America) on ACB (American 
> Council of the Blind) Radio Interactive at http://interactive.acbradio.org
> Visit the show's website at http://nl.ksapergia.net
> If you need jingles, voiceovers and music for your project at an 
> affordable price, visit KJS Productions at: http://www.kjsproductions.com
> 
> 
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Chris Norman.

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