Re: [orca-list] quick questions on orca and arch linux

[Steve Holmes <steve holmes88 gmail com>]

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I will insert answers under each question below.

On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 09:40:06AM +0530, hackingKK wrote:
> I would like a summary on the following.
> 1, is it possible to Install arch using orca?
No, it is text based so gnome/orca are not involved at that point.

> 2, is the installer graphical or text based?
Text based.  A Speakup-modified ISO is available to help with this.

> 3, how easy it is to install gnome on arch?
Basically, use the Arch package installer, pacman to install two
package groups - gnome and gnome-extra.  I believe xorg gets installed
implicitly with this sequence.  After installing those groups,
manually start up Orca for the first time with Alt-F2 and it should
work.

> 4, what are the superior points of arch, specially in context to
> accessibility and Orca?
I like Arch for the rolling updates and ease of building new
> packages.  Application packages are easy to examin and create.  I'm
> not sure that a11y is particularly better than any other distro
> though.

> Can any one provide me links to any tutorial which would help me
> install arch and gnome with no sighted assistance?
Where I sit right now, I can't dig up the links but I think if you
> were to go to something like wiki.archlinux.org, you could find
> links to Chris Brannon's modified ISO and instructions to get
> sstarted.

I need to update the Orca wiki's installation section with details for
Arch Linux.
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