Re: [orca-list] Considering switching from Mac

[Krishnakant mane <krmane gmail com>]

Hi James,
I would suggest you install Ubuntu on a seperate partition.
Using wubi, it is not a good idea to have important data on it.
Wubi is just for a demo for a slightly faster experience compared to a live cd, but with an installation 
inside windows.
So if you really plan to have data, it is good to install it on second partition independent of windows.
Happy hacking.
Krishnakant.
On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 02:39:04PM -0500, Dominique wrote:
> Hi,
> How do I upgrade Ubuntu to Ubuntu12 with Wubi?
> Do I upgrade within the Linux bootup, or do I re install Wubi?
> What if I had data that I didn't want to loose?
> I don't have any right now, but just saying.
> On 4/29/2012 7:23 AM, Thomas Ward wrote:
> > Hi James,
> >
> > Well, obviously you are going to get some mixed answers to this
> > because ultimately what distribution and flavor of Linux you use
> > is a personal decision. However, for myself personally I do think
> > Ubuntu 12.04 is the best mainstream solution for a blind user
> > right now. A lot of work has gone into Ubuntu to make Unity 2D
> > accessible, and compared to access from six months ago its a huge
> > improvement. LightDM now talks on startup, Orca 3.4.1 and Firefox
> > 11 seem to work nice together, Thunderbird 11 seems fairly
> > accessible, and Ubuntu 12 comes with qt-at-spi out of the box
> > which means that you'll at least get some degree of access to Qt
> > based apps like Skype  and KCalculator, etc.
> >
> > On 4/28/2012 11:05 AM, JAMES AUSTIN wrote:
> > > Afternoon folks,
> > >
> > > I've been following this list for a number of years, and am
> > > considering switching from OS X. Whilst I like the OS, I am sick
> > > to the back teeth of Apple's prices and some other things, such
> > > as being locked into iTunes to purchase and sync items between
> > > the iPhone and my Mac.
> > > I have always been a keen follower of Ubuntu, but am not a
> > > programmer. I am willing to assist  if I can of course, but it
> > > seems to me that programming is not as necessary as it once was
> > > for a totally blind person to move to Ubuntu or Linux more
> > > generally is this correct? Also, I would prefer to stick with
> > > mainstream solutions rather than the very excellent Vinux. This
> > > is no slur on mr. Sales' work, just my preference. So, is ubuntu
> > > the distro of choice, or do folks recommend something else like
> > > Fedora? I think it is at v. 17 now is that right?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Warmest wishes
> > > James
> > >
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