Re: [orca-list] First time trying linux



have you tried vinux? it's a ubuntu fork with accessibility already in place. Ubuntu is great but accessibility is not enabled by default you usually have to press a key sequence at a certain point to get it to start with orca. One note though, if you do use vinux the current version is 3.2.1, which uses the older gnome 2 instead of gnome 3 or unity. I hope I'm not confusing you but if so I'll try to explain. Gnome 2 is more like the traditional windows desktop, application menu, desktop space, taskbar at teh bottom. Unity is more like the mac. I hope I'm correct i've never used a mac. If you're new to linux and coming from windows I did about five months ago, vinux would be your best bet, or another linux distribution that uses gnome 2. Once you get used to gnome 2 and how it works, where everything is, etc you can start trying to learn unity if you like. If you need any more help installing it, etc configuring whatever distribution once you install it, I'll try to help but I'm most familiar with vinux.
thanks
Kendell clark
 On 01/13/2012 04:26 PM, Nickus de Vos wrote:
Hi all
I'm new to this list and new to linux, in fact I haven't even
downloaded it. I basically so far used windows with jaws mostly but
also NVDA all my life but want to try linux. Firstly which version
would be best to get to work with Orca, I did some reading and asking
around and it looks like most people is prefering mint over ubuntu but
I'm not sure which would be best in tirms of accessibility and best
for a total newby to linux.

Nickus
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