Re: [orca-list] Trisquel GNU/Linux 6.0 LTS is out in pre-release edition

[Alex Midence <alex midence gmail com>]

Hi, Krishnakant.

I think you could use 3.4 in lieu of Unity, personally.  You just have to
make sure you have the hardware to support it.  I don't remember the specs
off the top of my head but any modern pc should be fine.  You just won't be
able to use it on like a 2003 model or something.  If you want 3.6, you
should most likely check out Debian Sid in a couple of months.  I'm sure
they'll have it by then.  

Best regards,
Alex M
-----Original Message-----
From: orca-list-bounces gnome org [mailto:orca-list-bounces gnome org] On
Behalf Of Krishnakant Mane
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 12:50 AM
To: Dave Hunt
Cc: support accessiblefreedom org; orca-list gnome org
Subject: Re: [orca-list] Trisquel GNU/Linux 6.0 LTS is out in pre-release
edition

Alas, Gnome 3.4?
I thought at least they would incorporate 3.6 as it is supposed to be very
accessible.
By the way, is 3.4.2 accessible enough with latest Orca for real-time use.
Can I really do away with unity and use it?
If that's not the case then using the said distro won't help much.
Happy hacking.
Krishnakant.
On Monday 22 October 2012 09:52 AM, Dave Hunt wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm pleased to inform you that the long-awaited Trisquel GNU/Linux 6.0 
> LTS I18N Edition is almost out, and looks fine!  I installed this 
> thing and am using it.  This release includes GNOME 3.4.2, Libreoffice 
> 3.5.4.2, Mozilla browser 15, exaile music player, pidgin messenger, 
> and more, with many more apps in the distro's apt repositories.  The 
> I18N edition includes many language packs and media codecs.  Also, 
> Orca is activated, out of the box, on this one, as is the case on 
> previous Trisquel I18N edition dvds. Trisquel is a distro that 
> respects, to the greatest extent possible, the four freedoms as 
> advocated by the FSF, and never recommends non-free software.  For 
> information on the Trisquel GNU/Linux project, and links to the 
> current and older releases, visit http://trisquel.info.  To get the 
> subject up-coming release,  visit 
> http://devel.trisquel.info/makeiso/iso/latest/trisquel_6.0-20121021-i1
> 8n_i686.iso
>
>
> If you try this release, plese share your experience with the 
> community.  Now, here's what I found.
>
> After downloading the image, I wrote it to a flash drive in the usual 
> manner, with the 'dd' command, in the terminal.  I'm pleased to report 
> that the resulting system booted.  After what seemed a long wait, Orca 
> came up talking, but all I could do, at this point, was adjust its 
> preferences.  The shortcuts for switching applications, bringing up 
> the 'run' dialogue, moving among system controls, and pulling down the 
> menus were not defined.  I could, however, get to a terminal, using 
> 'ctrl+alt+t'.  From this terminal, I launched gnome-control-center, 
> and defined the shortcuts I needed.  Once I did this, I could proceed 
> to explore the desktop, panel, and menus.  As with previous versions 
> of Trisquel, the default ui is the GNOME fallback, with all the 
> applets on the bottom panel, the desktop with a few defaults like 
> 'computer', 'trash', 'home' and 'network servers'.  On the dvd image, 
> you will have the installer as a desktop icon, as well. When I got to 
> the bottom panel, I connected to my wifi network, easily.  When moving 
> among the available networks, Orca now indicates the signal strength 
> and whether the network is secured (very nice!)  The installer is much 
> like a Ubuntu installer, but with the option of adding the proprietary 
> stuff absent. The install went swimmingly!  I booted from the hard 
> drive and discovered that the login greeter (gdm) has accessibility 
> enabled.  Orca launches, with the preferences dialogue focused. Use 
> 'ctrl+alt+tab' to go to the greeter, choose your name, and log in.
> You may discover, as I have done, that the volume is zeroed out on the 
> login greeter, your session, or both, when you start. Fortunately, my 
> media keys work, and I can turn up volumes.  I wish it would stay 
> where I left it, at shutdown, though.
>
> I shared my findings with the main Trisquel users' forum, and await 
> replies.  It looks like the builds are daily, now, and I'm hoping for 
> the final release soon!  Trisquel has historically been 4 to 6 months 
> behind Ubuntu, of which it is a derivative.
>
>
>
>
>
> Excited,
>
>
>
>
>
> Dave  Hunt
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