Re: [orca-list] The new testing ISO pre Slint64-14.2.1.2 is now available.

[Didier Spaier <didier slint fr>]

Hello Chris,,

Slint use slapt-get, very similar to apt-get.

About building Orca from source, well Slint already has orca-3.31.4.

But if you want to build it from git master, just make a git pull,
make a compressed archive, then edit this file:
http://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-testing/source/orca/SLKBUILD
changing the source and the pkgver parameter then run:
fakeroot slkbuild -X
from a copy of this directory:
http://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-testing/source/orca
and install the resulting package in the same directory
with the command installpkg
To know more you can read some of then docs here:
http://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-testing/doc/
For instance:
http://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-testing/doc/SoftwareManagement
http://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-testing/doc/Utilities
http://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-testing/doc/Accessibility/Accessibility

You will be able to get and install Voxin, as written here:
http://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-testing/doc/Accessibility/Voices

All this being said, I have nothing to sell you and
although I'd be happy to help you install and use Slint,
you don't have to: if you are more comfortable continuing
to use your current distribution, that's perfectly fine.

Best regards,

Didier

On 22/02/2019 23:46, Christopher Gilland via orca-list wrote:
> Being it's Slackware based, what package manager do I get? Do I have access to apt?
>
> Is it easy to build Orca from source to get the master branch, as I hear some distros, the process is a 
> little different.
>
> Finally, is voxin supported with this distro?? If not, that'll be a complete dealbreaker.
>
> Chris.
>
>
> On 02/22/2019 05:20 AM, Didier Spaier wrote:
> > Hello Chris,
> >
> > What matters is not the age of a library but the age of the software
> > that you will actually use.
> >
> > For instance all accessibility software in Slint are more recent than
> > in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) and even than in Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic).
> >
> > Other examples: Slint ships lios 3, all Ubuntu version only 2.7.
> >
> > But feel free to list the package for which you nee a very
> > recent version and I will tell you what you get in Slint
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Didier
> >
> > On 22/02/2019 01:35, Christopher Gilland via orca-list wrote:
> > > I know this distro is based apparently on Slackware, but compared to Ubuntu, how up to date are things 
> > > here? I hear though don't have verification of this, that Slackware uses very very old libraries, etc. 
> > > I'd be very willing to try Slint, but I just want to make sure the packages are up to date, and not using 
> > > old legacy stuff.
> > >
> > >
> > > Chris.
> > >
> > >
> > > On 02/21/2019 06:40 PM, Didier Spaier wrote:
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > The new testing ISO pre Slint64-14.2.1.2 is now available.
> > > >
> > > > Visit http://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-testing/
> > > > especially:
> > > > http://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-testing/README-14.2.1.2
> > > > http://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-testing/README.testing
> > > >
> > > > What's new? As mentioned in the ChangeLog:
> > > > http://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-testing/ChangeLog
> > > >
> > > > - The installer should now better handle speech and sound cards probing.
> > > > - New kernel, version 4.19.24, in the installer as in the installed
> > > >     system.
> > > > - New feature of the installer: it can now auto-partition a device if
> > > >     dedicated to Slint.
> > > > - Updated and enhanced documentation, in this website as in the
> > > >     installed system.
> > > >
> > > > The documentation in:
> > > > http://slackware.uk/slint/x86_64/slint-testing/doc/ has been
> > > > expanded and is also available in the installed system.
> > > >
> > > > The sighted can click on the Slint Dashboard => Information and
> > > > all users just type in a console or a terminal:
> > > > slint-doc
> > > > to access the documentation through a ncurses menu.
> > > >
> > > > There shouldn't be much changes in the definitive ISO, but translation
> > > > of the yet in English only new texts in the installer and possibly a few
> > > > packages upgrades, unless tests show issues that should be fixed.
> > > >
> > > > I will make available to the translators the new messages to translate
> > > > tomorrow.
> > > >
> > > > Please test and report your findings, preferably in the mailing list:
> > > > http://slint.fr/mailman/listinfo/slint_slint.fr
> > > >
> > > > Best,
> > > >
> > > > Didier
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