Re: Orca newbi: need help on finding dependencies for orca setup for ubuntu

[Thomas Ward <tward1978 earthlink net>]

Hi,
Slight correction that would be a
sudo dpkg -i gnome-orca-0.2.5.deb
followed by your password.
If you don't already know the root account is suspended in Ubuntu, and 
as a result you must pass root commands and actions via sudo.
Smile.


Thomas Ward wrote:
> Hi krishnakant,
> As I recall if you are installing from *.deb packages all you need is 
> the gnome-orca-0.2.5.deb package or later for Ubuntu 6.06.After you grab 
> it off the net do a
> dpkg -i gnome-orca-0.2.5.deb
> to install it from gnome-terminal.
> If you want to compile from raw source you'll need allot of packages, 
> and far to many to list here. However, you will need all the basic build 
> packages, gnome-devel, python-dev, etc if you wish to compile orca.
> As far as starting orca properly do the following
> 1. login to your user account.
> 2. Press alt+f2 for run.
> 3. Type gnome-terminal.
> 4. Press enter.
> 5. With a terminal window open type orca.
>
> krishnakant Mane wrote:
>   
> > hello,
> > I am Krishnakant Mane from India.  I have been so far using screen
> > readers at the command line like emacspeak and yasr.
> > now I want to use the ubuntu desktop after finding that Ubuntu is
> > being used by so many people with gnome desktop so well.
> > I tried to use gnopernicus on the system because ubuntu offers it by
> > default with 6.06.1-desktop.  but I did not get it running (tried
> > hartd!)
> > Finally I think it is high time I shift to orca.  I however can't
> > figure out how I can get it installed.  I need to know what .deb
> > packages I should download to get orca installed on my ubuntu dapper
> > drake 6.06.1 gnome desktop?  I can't let Ubuntu figure it out because
> > I don't have internet connection.
> > due to some reasons I have shifted to another apartment and it will be
> > a while before I get broadband internet connection.
> > I have to go to a cyber cafe and download what ever I want.  they even
> > wont let me connect my pc to their network.
> > any ways please provide me the list of packages (.deb) I need to
> > download as dependencies.  also provide me the order of their
> > installation.
> > I will like to know if a totally blind person can install and start
> > orca from the command line?
> > if yes then what's the step?  I right now don't have any sited
> > assistant who is well worced with gnu/ linux.
> > so I need all essential commands and I am also new to gnome myself.
> > if I can compile it from source I am ready to do it as well.
> > but I will like to use the latest stable version so that I get all the
> > bug fixes.
> > after I use it, I will also like to contribute by being the part of
> > the developer community.
> > by the way, does it also work with openoffice set of softwares?
> >
> > thanking all
> > Krishnakant.
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