Re: [orca-list] How accessible is Linux mint?

[Robert Cole <rkcole72984 gmail com>]

Hello, Trey.

I am currently using Linux Mint 11; I am not sure if I want to stay with 
Mint or not right now due to personal reasons.

The latest version of Linux Mint (version 12, codenamed "Lisa") uses the 
GNOME 3.2 desktop. It also has the option to run MATE, a fork of GNOME 2 
(although I have no idea how accessible MATE is). GNOME 3/Shell (in my 
opinion) is as accessible in Mint as it is in other distros which run 
GNOME 3.

Mint uses a lot of the Ubuntu repositories for software installation and 
updates; it is, after all, a Ubuntu derivative. :)

As far as the installer goes, I do not know how accessible it is. It 
*may be* as accessible as the Ubuntu installer, but I have not tested it 
out.

As concerning the live CD/DVD ISO sizes:

-The live CD is about 634 MB in size
-the live DVD is 1 GB in size

I do not know about the DVD other than the fact that it comes with 
audio/video codecs pre-installed, but Orca does not come on the live CD; 
the live CD also does not include any codecs, although they are easily 
installable once the system is installed onto a hard drive. You can 
install Orca in a live Mint environment by doing the following:

NOTE: When entering any commands listed below, omit any quotation marks.

1. Press ALT+F2 to open the Run command box.
2. Type 'gnome-terminal' and hit ENTER to open a terminal window.
3. While in the terminal, type in the following command 'sudo apt-get 
install gnome-orca'.

You can go through the Orca setup by pressing ALT+F2 and typing in 
'orca' and pressing the ENTER key.

Once the setup is complete, you will have to log out for any changes to 
take effect. To log back in again, use the username 'mint' and leave the 
password field blank.

I hope that this helps.

On 12/27/2011 06:08 PM, trahern culver wrote:
> Hey all how accessible is the latest version of Linux mint? What desk top does it use gnome or unity? Is the 
> installer? And how many CDs and DVDs do the live cd and DVD versions take up?
>
>
> Your help with these questions would be most welcome! Kind regards trey.
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