Re: [orca-list] Install gnome on archlinux audio

[Steve Holmes <steve holmes88 gmail com>]

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Hey, Michael,

I listened to your gnomeinstallation walkthrough yesterday and it was
pretty good; I wanted to compare what you did with the steps I
ultimately took last year when I installed gnome and orca.

I would like to point out some differences and ask a question or too
along the way.

1. Why do you prefer gamin over FAM? I ask that because FAM is
installed by default and automatically included with the combination
of gnome and gnome-extra.

2. I messed with that orbitrc file thing a bit and noted a couple
corrections that should probably be made.  the is .orbitrc with a dot
in front of the name and according to the wiki, should go in the /root
folder (root's home folder).  Also, it is v4=1 on the first line; I
heard in your presentation just 'v=1' so that may cause a problem.
When I made those changes on my system, I actually heard a dialog come
up indicating that a automatic access was being given to adminissrator
tools or some such.  Actually, I was trying to use root terminal and
that didn't work for me but after reading the wiki, I recall now that
I have to access these admin tools from a gnome terminal with sudo so
will have to play with this further later on today.

3. I didn't recall hearing much about gnome-system-tools before this
and discovered it had not been installed previously on my system to my
surprise; I'm surprised it isn't a part of the two main gnome groups
but it is in community so that might explain that.  What did you hear
about gnome-system-tools and why install them?  Just wondering.

4. How did you come about needing to install specific video drivers? I
just installed xorg if I recall prior to the gnome stuff.  In looking
around here, I see that I installed xf86-video-vesa at a later point
in time but can't remember why now :).

Other than that, it was a very interesting presentation.

On Thu, Apr 08, 2010 at 04:52:08PM +0100, Michael Whapples wrote:
> Hello,
> I said I would get it done, so here it is. I have just finished
> recording an audio tutorial on installing gnome and getting started
> with orca on archlinux. While the recording is about one hour and a
> quarter, I have gnome running within the first half hour (I think),
> so for those of you who know the basics of the gnome desktop and
> orca you may choose to leave it once gnome is running.
>
> I will say sorry for it seeming a bit disorganised, I was rushing to
> get the recording done before I go away (the laptop has gone in the
> bad before its had time to fully cool off). I do intend to possibly
> do a bit of editing to rearrange parts of it, but as some have been
> asking I thought put something out for people to initially get their
> teeth into.
>
> OK, where to get it? Here is the link:
> http://www.sendspace.com/file/62v240
>
> Now I did have comments where people complained that sendspace were
> asking you to download a client, I don't think you need to if you
> select the "Regular download" button.
>
> I will admit I haven't tried downloading this particular file due to
> time restrictions, but I will have the original files with me while
> I am away, so if there is an issue I can try and get the file
> uploaded again.
>
> Finally, I will say if you have any suggestions for future tutorials
> on using linux I can see what I can do (I intend to focus it on
> using the computer as a desktop).
>
> Michael Whapples
>
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