Re: [orca-list] First time trying linux

[Robert cole <rkcole72984 gmail com>]

Hello, Nickus.

I used Linux Mint for the better part of 2011, but I moved away from it 
as I find(personally)  that accessibility is not quite a priority for 
them. If I am wrong about this, someone please correct me and please 
forgive me for my ignorance. While I was using screen magnification 
primarily, Linux Mint was great, but the Orca screen reader is not 
installed by default (at least on the CD edition). I am beginning to use 
Orca more and more because it seems like my usable vision is beginning 
to fade.

One of the main reasons why many people are leaving Ubuntu for Linux 
Mint is due to the whole desktop environment issue. Canonical Ltd., the 
sponsor of Ubuntu, has begun to ship a new desktop environment with 
Ubuntu called Unity. Personally, I like Unity and I think it is great. I 
am more so a fan of the GNOME desktop environment, though.

I personally am using Ubuntu on my system. I was able to boot a live USB 
system and install Ubuntu onto my system, partitioning the hard drive 
and all other installation steps, using the Orca screen reader. It was 
very nice to not have to rely on my vision so much!

Another Linux distribution which others here on the list would recommend 
is Vinux [1], a Ubuntu-based Linux distribution which is made for blind 
users. I have never used it personally, but I intend to give it a try on 
my laptop someday in the near future to see what it is like.

I hope that this information is helpful to you.

[1] Vinux: http://vinuxproject.org/

On 01/13/2012 02:26 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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