Re: [orca-list] Accessible Rolling Release Distro

[Maksym Bilak <bmiv ukr net>]

Forgot to add ...

There used to be problems with Orca in the context of Ubuntu. But now 
there are no problems because Ubuntu uses unmodified versions of Orca.

04.09.20 14:03, Maksym Bilak пише:
> Hi Didier.
>
> I completely agree with you. Therefore, for users who would like to try 
> Linux, I always recommend Ubuntu-MATE. I usually recommend OEM_Pack-MATE 
> from the Ukrainian company UALinux to users from Ukraine.
> There is currently a problem with the installer, but this problem does 
> not apply to those who use EFI.
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mate/+bug/1874283
>
> I hope that this bug for Ubuntu 20.10 will be fixed (or even already 
> fixed). I have a positive experience working with both members of the 
> Ubuntu-MATE community and Ubuntu developers, so I know for sure that 
> they are fixing bugs.
> Updates to Ubuntu usually do not spoil anything. But you need to update 
> the distribution to the latest version some time after the release.
> By the way: Fedora also usually updates without problems. But upgrading 
> to beta can sometimes break something ...
> If the user wants to receive newer versions of the software, I recommend 
> keeping a certain balance. For example, a user can add third-party 
> repositories, build something for themselves from source, and so on. 
> This is not difficult because there are many publications on the 
> Internet about Ubuntu that can be useful to blind users.
>
> 04.09.20 10:28, Didier Spaier via orca-list пише:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Then stay away from a a rolling release, as a beginner won't know what 
> > to do if a a package upgrade cause an unexpected behavior of the 
> > system (including not being able to boot, or loss of sound), which 
> > will happen sooner or later.
> >
> > Didier
> >
> > Le 04/09/2020 à 06:12, Nimer Jaber a écrit :
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I was looking for a rolling release to hopefully make the process of 
> > > upgrading less painful, as it can be in Ubuntu and Fedora. This is 
> > > for an individual I know, who lacks the skills to get out of jams 
> > > where the system won't boot, there may be errors about the kernel, 
> > > etc. It seems that Debian may be the answer, with the text installer.
> > >
> > > Thank you everyone for your feedback on this topic. Any additional 
> > > feedback is appreciated.
> > >
> > > On Thu, Sep 3, 2020 at 12:13 PM Didier Spaier via orca-list 
> > > <orca-list gnome org <mailto:orca-list gnome org>> wrote:
> > >
> > >      Hello,
> > >
> > >      To be able to help you better please answer these two questions:
> > >
> > >      1) What do you really  mean by "rolling release"?
> > >      2) Why do you want a rolling release?
> > >
> > >      Cheers,
> > >
> > >      Didier
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> > Orca documentation: https://help.gnome.org/users/orca/stable/
> > GNOME Universal Access guide: 
> > https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/a11y.html