Re: [orca-list] Debian 8 'Jessie' released

[Dave Hunt <ka1cey gmail com>]

The standard Debian setup supports only devices for which there is free 
firmware, so, some devices like wifi and graphics cards mey not work 
properly, without adding non-free, yet distributable, firmware after the 
install.  There are unofficial images that include all this firmware.

When you run the net install, hit 's', then 'enter' to get speakup 
started.  The console-mode installer works very well with speakup and 
braille devices. For a simple setup, go through the steps in order, and 
you should be fine. If Debian is to be your only operating system, and 
you don't want to preserve any data on '/home/ for instance, choose the 
"guided, use entire disk" option on the partitioning step.  I chose 
manual, cause I'm a control freak. It's still very easy to partition a 
disk. I like the way Debian installer lets user decide which, if any, 
desktop is to be installed; I chose Mate.  If you turned speech on for 
the install, the resulting system will be accessibl, without further 
tinkering. Because you are installing all but the base system from the 
network, there's no need to do updates immediately after installation.

After doing a Debian desktop system install, you may find that some 
expected apps were not included. For instance, I did not have pidgin, 
icedove, or a media player.  No problem; I grabbed those, and a few 
more, using apt-get.


Cheers,


Dave



On 04/26/2015 10:27 AM, Majid Hussain wrote:
> I have never used debian before, just the *buntu flavers and vinux.
> what should I know if I go ahead with debian install?