Re: [orca-list] system admin

[Kenny Hitt <kenny hittsjunk net>]

Wrong.  I tested those using Ubuntu Hardy.

          Kenny
On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 06:14:44PM +0300, Mohammed Al-shar' wrote:
> hi!
>
> the instructions at: http://live.gnome.org/Orca/SysAdmin are no longer 
> valid for the latest ubuntu 8.04. check the page for installing ubuntu 
> hardy on the orca site for more info.
>
> thanks.
>
> Mohammed.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kenny Hitt" <kenny hittsjunk net>
> To: <orca-list gnome org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 5:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [orca-list] system admin
>
>
> > Hi.  If the instructions at:
> >
> > http://live.gnome.org/Orca/SysAdmin
> >
> > don't make since to you, then google any term you don't understand 
> > until they make since.  I've checked them again, and I can't see how 
> > they could be made any easier without suggesting something that would 
> > compromise security or break your system.
> >
> >          kenny
> >
> > On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 05:05:43PM +0300, Mohammed Al-shar' wrote:
> > > hi Willie:
> > >
> > > I am not exactly new to Linux, I keep going and coming back. so I am
> > > confident I will not mess my system up if I enable root, (not that I 
> > > care if
> > > that happens anyway). . what I want to be able to do is make orca 
> > > speak if I
> > > enter one of the administrative menus, or launch such applications as 
> > > super
> > > user. imho, my pc is boring if I can't get access to whatever I like to
> > > access in it. so, unless I experiment, I will never learn.
> > >
> > > to say the truth, and to give credit to you people, each time I come 
> > > back to
> > > Linux I find things improving. last time we had the problem of 
> > > playing audio
> > > and orca at the same time, but that is now taken care of in the latest
> > > ubuntu. all that a user have to do is insure that pulse audio is 
> > > taking care
> > > of their sound. the second annoyance was having to install Firefox 
> > > and orca
> > > from sources, again, the latest ubuntu works out of the box. to me, the
> > > third annoyance is making orca speak when I need access to an application
> > > that requires super user's privilege. that's why I am posting this  
> > > question.
> > >
> > > thank you very much for your patience.
> > >
> > > Mohammed Al-shar'
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Willie Walker" 
> > > <William Walker Sun COM>
> > > To: "Mohammed Al-shar'" <mohammed atexplorer com>
> > > Cc: <Orca-list gnome org>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 4:04 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [orca-list] system admin
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi Mohammed:
> > > >
> > > > Unfortunately, doing things as the 'root' user is a very risky thing if
> > > > you are not familiar with Linux.  You risk trashing your system (i.e.,
> > > > needing to reinstall it), opening it up to security risks, etc.  As 
> > > > such,
> > > > if you do not know how to edit files yet, you may not be at the point
> > > > where you should be doing things as the root user.
> > > >
> > > > I wish there were currently a more automated/foolproof way to configure
> > > > this stuff.  Right now, however, you need to have basic file editing
> > > > skills and some level of Linux knowledge to do the work.  Ideally, your
> > > > distribution would come with things already configured and ready to go,
> > > > but it's not at the point yet.
> > > >
> > > > Will
> > > >
> > > > Mohammed Al-shar' wrote:
> > > > > hi list.
> > > > >  on the Orca page there are instructions to enable system >> 
> > > administration
> > > > > on hardy with Orca as follows:
> > > > >  "SYS ADMIN:
> > > > >
> > > > > 1) Create root's ~/.orbitrc file (/root/.orbitrc, with and 
> > > owner.group >> of
> > > > > root.root with a mode of 644 on my system):
> > > > >
> > > > >  ORBIIOPIPv4=1
> > > > > ORBIIOPUNIX=0
> > > > >
> > > > >  2) Edit /etc/sudoers to add the following line after the line with
> > > > > "env_reset" in it:
> > > > >
> > > > >  Defaults env_keep+="GTK_MODULES"
> > > > >
> > > > >  Everything else seems to have been taken care of by Luke and Ubuntu
> > > > > (thanks Luke!), at least for my decrepit Toshiba Tecra M2 laptop. "
> > > > >  can anyone of you help me by rewriting this in a clear step by step
> > > > > instructions? I don't know how to create a file yet, and I forgot 
> > > how >> to
> > > > > edit a file as root.
> > > > >  thanks.
> > > > > Mohammed Al-shar'
> > > > >
> > > > >
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