Re: [orca-list] favorite linux distros.

[Krishnakant Mane <krmane gmail com>]

Wow I was not aware that we can even have Gnome 3.12 or 3.14 in Ubuntu 
14.04?
Can you tell me how you did it?
Happy hacking.
Krishnakant.On 12/21/2014 10:07 AM, Alex Midence wrote:
> Forgot to mention what I use in my prior response:
>
> I use Ubuntu 14.04 but with the gnome3 and Vinx PPA's enabled for the 
> latest gnome and accessibilty experience.  I don't use Unity. I use 
> Gnome Shell 3.12 with Orca 3.14.  It works quite nicely. Once you get 
> used to it, you will find other desktops not as efficient or easy to 
> use at times.  For instance, I tried the Gnome-classic interface the 
> oter day just to see if I still remembered how to use it and I 
> absolutely hated it.  Using an applications menu to find what you want 
> and then having your system cluttered up with a desktop window is so 
> last decade.  In shell, you hit the super key, type the name of what 
> you want to launch and boom!, it finds it for you and you just hit 
> enter and there you go.  Grab the gnome-tweaks package, enable the 
> places menu in the top bar, get a prefered sound theme  and you're all 
> set.
>
> Alex M
>
> On 12/19/2014 06:48 PM, norman wrote:
> > Hello.
> > I'm wondering, What linux distros do people like and why?
> > I'd like to use the unity version of ubuntu 14.04 or 14.10 but 
> > apparently nobody knows when or even if we can expect a fix for the 
> > dash bug. I've used vinux 4.0 and like it for the most part but it is 
> > a little dated for me. I'd like to use vinux 5 but don't want a pre 
> > release version of any distro on that box. This brings me to the 
> > question of what else is out there? preferably something based on the 
> > ubuntu / debian archetecture. I'd like something that can run the 
> > latest versions of orca and firefox because i've found that the 
> > browsing experience is a little lacking on vinux.
> >
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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> > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list
> > Visit http://live.gnome.org/Orca for more information on Orca.
> > The manual is at 
> > http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-access-guide/nightly/ats-2.html
> > The FAQ is at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
> > Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org
> > Find out how to help at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/HowCanIHelp
>
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