Re: [orca-list] lightdm starting without a screenreader

[Jude DaShiell <jdashiel panix com>]

That's the confidence-building way to start mate.  Since login has already
happened should something go south, you at least have a chance of fixing
it without a system reinstall.


On Mon, 28 Mar 2022, SMax wrote:

> John, you know you don't have to use lightdm to use the Mate desktop.
> Admittedly, I haven't done this for a while but you should be able to start
> the graphical user interface at the command line by typing "startx".
>
>
> On 3/28/22 09:44, John J. Boyer wrote:
> > Helolo,
> >
> > I have Debian Bookworm. Usually I work in command mode. however, i would
> > like to be able to  use Mate. When i start lightdm it puts the screen in
> > graphics mode.
> > Brltty says the scren is not it text mode and there is no screenreader. How
> > can I remedy this?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jon