Re: [orca-list] Dual booting Linux besides windows questions

[John G Heim <jheim math wisc edu>]

I was googling for something else when I came upon this guide for 
setting up a dual boot Ubuntu & Win10:

https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-ubuntu-20-04-alongside-windows-10-dual-boot

The only thing to add is that you must press alt+super+s as your first 
step even before their step 1.

On 7/1/21 8:16 AM, John G Heim wrote:
> If you are setting up a dual-boot machine, Ubuntu has one significant 
> advantage over Debian. When you are repartitioning the disk, Debian will 
> ask you a lot of questions about how you want it done. Ubuntu will just 
> say that it recognizes you're setting up a dual boot, present a new 
> partitioning scheme, and let you accept it. The Debian approach gives 
> you more control but if you're new to Linux, you may not know how to 
> answer all the questions. You can probably just keep accepting the 
> defaults in Debian but it could still be confusing.
>
> Have you considered just running Linux as a virtual machine? I found 
> that when i had dual boot machines, I always used either Linux or 
> Windows. It's such a pain to reboot that I found myself just sticking 
> with whatever I was using. Weeks, months, or even years would go by 
> without me booting into the other operating system. Now, I always do 
> Linux and run Windows in a virtual machine.
>
>
> On 7/1/21 12:02 AM, orca-list gnome org wrote:
> > Yes, that's what I mean. Which distros have an 
> > accessible installation process? Ubuntu is one of them I guess? Is 
> > there a more recommended distro?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mohammad
> >
> > On Thu, 1 Jul 2021 at 01:43, Jason White via orca-list 
> > <orca-list gnome org <mailto:orca-list gnome org>> wrote:
> >
> >
> >     On 30/6/21 1:15 pm, mohammad suliman via orca-list wrote:
> >      > What I intended to ask is whether the setup process itself is
> >      > accessible. I am running Windows 10 on a laptop which I bought 
> > last
> >      > year. From the guide I have read, the steps for setting up seem
> >     to be
> >      > doable with a screen reader, and I wanted to know whether my
> >      > conclusion is correct.
> >     If you mean the process of installing Linux, then, yes, it can be
> >     accessible with a screen reader, depending on the Linux distribution.
> >     _______________________________________________
> >     orca-list mailing list
> >     orca-list gnome org <mailto:orca-list gnome org>
> >     https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list
> >     <https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list>
> >     Orca wiki: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Orca
> >     <https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Orca>
> >     Orca documentation: https://help.gnome.org/users/orca/stable/
> >     <https://help.gnome.org/users/orca/stable/>
> >     GNOME Universal Access guide:
> >     https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/a11y.html
> >     <https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/a11y.html>
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > orca-list mailing list
> > orca-list gnome org
> > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list
> > Orca wiki: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Orca
> > Orca documentation: https://help.gnome.org/users/orca/stable/
> > GNOME Universal Access guide: 
> > https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/a11y.html