New to Linux

[Alex Snow]

Ubuntu is probably your best bet then, it comes with orca configured 
and working by default, so is rather easy to get a gui environment up 
and running from the livecd.
On Fri, Feb 01, 2008 at 03:35:01PM -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
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