Why I can't recommend Arch or Gentoo

[Steve Matzura]

Thanks, Tony. I'll check this out, and the Debian one also. With at
least three highly-recommended Linux's out there, it's hard to decide
which one to choose and use.

Since I'll be in a GUI after boot, how can I increase volume for
speech without being able to run Alsamix?

On Sat, 3 Oct 2015 01:49:26 -0700, you wrote:

>On 10/2/2015 4:23 AM, Steve Matzura wrote:
>> Great. How do I start it talking after boot?
>>
>>>   For most people, I recommend Ubuntu MATE.
>>
>> Same question applies.
>
>Download and burn the DVD from here:
>
>http://www.ubuntu-mate.org/vivid/
>
>Boot the DVD.  Wait about a minute.  You're supposed to hear a sound, but I 
>didn't hear it here.  Press Super-Alt-S to start the screen reader.  The 
>Super key is also known as the Windows key.  You should hear speech.  If you 
>don't, try again.  I noticed it took more than once here sometimes.  If you 
>don't like a GUI, there isn't much point in trying Ubuntu since it's 
>primarily for desktops.  Assuming your sound card is detected, you should be 
>given an option to try Ubuntu or install.  You want to try Ubuntu, even if 
>you decide to install it.  Note that you'll have very low volume, so if you 
>can't hear it, don't assume it didn't work.  I had to really strain to hear, 
>but speech did start.  I was able to do the installation by myself without 
>sighted help.
>
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