From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp.corp.redhat.com (int-mx04.intmail.prod.int.rdu2.redhat.com [10.11.54.4]) by lists01.pubmisc.prod.ext.phx2.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id 02SG4w9l012072 for ; Sat, 28 Mar 2020 12:04:58 -0400 Received: by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) id 2DB372022EA7; Sat, 28 Mar 2020 16:04:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mimecast-mx02.redhat.com (mimecast04.extmail.prod.ext.rdu2.redhat.com [10.11.55.20]) by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 292782093CC4 for ; Sat, 28 Mar 2020 16:04:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from us-smtp-1.mimecast.com (us-smtp-1.mimecast.com [207.211.31.81]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mimecast-mx02.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0497B101A55D for ; Sat, 28 Mar 2020 16:04:56 +0000 (UTC) ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=dkim.mimecast.com; s=201903; t=1585411495; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references:dkim-signature; bh=EvFl5PXtcLS7TBc5U9uC8Z3MunBe1SLiXXr7Cl+aFi0=; b=OTD8YIOQRg4Ss79kG0uP6kK7OaqtHWPhbUlmBRoNhStZRmXS0AH68wVlD2Hb1GJnhzECFA 4JCcGeUy63nXCPP+EQpuUqfjWRW5l0WcYx5s9rPTZ5Db+iNN1hJlMxyPYUvUY9A8sgRY00 WdV/c2WdpSgFEcEGdMj/pKERo35LyQdUMJX4VgWtaePBDLoI6GyDon/np9o0IgF95dPaDW JGtFan2y8qEx5uvfLJg9+6Z6g+7IylQ9+3bHLBua9ZCLx75kPuLeVe5Vj7hYu2z6Yiv4zR ySFNVZedHcVei+CnmVUSrmmpGm6m+wmmepfINpqytRwYI0DNUc77KL6KxN+gBg== ARC-Seal: i=1; s=201903; d=dkim.mimecast.com; t=1585411495; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none; b=hTFRR3obkoaJF/ieQRU82bNIOONuEYIXGC+QmhoJL6yGBY3Mb6aCY4pIf1/ZhCWxWSTHvt n9ig4N5Eyg0NvVrhgBoX7lWEoPDErY7tXhWIPpcsp6SwQuagH1UHwAWmz5MgNtFab8OkzD DxL8Ee5siFItKPr8774jY3f4B0NqvEvAAAt80Cr+5rqf8OyMVuqNArWK8A8KAUoigHSfaR 7/5OJqpu0ZmW+AHc24s/rLQX63pf1SwZvTs4YVTgeope7ivewJ/uranJaNj/y4Tr8E0A/y pWPljRKaLVJoqq+VdSMgENQ47n8orgUMHEv6qmPGT5lLrIU1Sc4kbgcrbkOjQg== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; relay.mimecast.com; dkim=pass header.d=gmail.com header.s=20161025 header.b=C7nPbZ3x; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gmail.com; spf=pass (relay.mimecast.com: domain of sath.linux@gmail.com designates 209.85.166.45 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=sath.linux@gmail.com Received: from mail-io1-f45.google.com (mail-io1-f45.google.com [209.85.166.45]) (Using TLS) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP id us-mta-305-o29IsbvSNy-SJXHRLutpRQ-1; Sat, 28 Mar 2020 12:04:53 -0400 X-MC-Unique: o29IsbvSNy-SJXHRLutpRQ-1 Received: by mail-io1-f45.google.com with SMTP id k9so13100070iov.7 for ; Sat, 28 Mar 2020 09:04:53 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-transfer-encoding; bh=EvFl5PXtcLS7TBc5U9uC8Z3MunBe1SLiXXr7Cl+aFi0=; b=C7nPbZ3xrRrXj/anZ8ghS/qvfKWotHkKAN4t2dweqv4czOv2GxHi3ldLTp/nNWc+PF /ImsY11tbWfK58zfJVVzXs+GymJPEHccHCyLzR/2UZXL3vQOFwqd9FaeQkm/1Iv4R+L5 6Rj2X9O+qp+uHOWlqOGW9axZaao1TE5mznxaXTVGE4qPbq8F3R/jaQFKIBtej0LmsMLE Qf31aqNCKwAdYddtHvTRpi45C4YtGi40UlkVIPJ/bRsGZ5+vp5W7R3szXCPWMCA0Zv8K owGhrdE/zl8hQOyn1FRAgjgttVGgaiJ58i9h+ACsjVND2qxtZ+fF0JzzZ46DLANe0Noq 9UcA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:content-transfer-encoding; bh=EvFl5PXtcLS7TBc5U9uC8Z3MunBe1SLiXXr7Cl+aFi0=; b=dlLT4l4n6lnrzbjnILaLengIV0O+gCv1oIC0FoZ9Ncc25pSTlz2ZtB29jNDv5UAFZR EzVxt6J+IZG5k51aX4bpvEz9Ttym1xSBs6L81evM2VHjCKCFi/HhhjRDnbJ/FoznhB68 ZK62Axhb+YrWIvSvEiCeCQzB8k6Rzb2qEhpT2H+PDrDrhWI92e/1Jbq2xVh+/Xxv+/D4 qoUkShOd42/THHXxUQFg+HvlXL4+5vx88QzcoMqEesRXEXSet94ug32pS9EYy5VmJaGC g9RbpFWVjJiUWaEdkehsCgzY4+3Kblv8D46dSlWGGH+i3QXTR7ZrTl3AjQJPa1YHIFvn b1uA== X-Gm-Message-State: ANhLgQ1VBihIityVbQ76K6QU7bqmW6lk4vtndL9oBCebnnlEP/elfuGf VAmLLlIYMUC+A9QnfOGHThcPiQiSg3OeF4aoZt4OOQ== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ADFU+vuhLXGIaMFif6BeTya4baWh4YhnIkfQqG9N3akACHtc5OL6rbZgC7wBvu8nBwbQ8htjYrDKi2bceqqtVd72QUo= X-Received: by 2002:a5d:89d1:: with SMTP id a17mr3542661iot.11.1585411492942; Sat, 28 Mar 2020 09:04:52 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 2002:a05:6602:168a:0:0:0:0 with HTTP; Sat, 28 Mar 2020 09:04:52 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 12:04:52 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Newbee Linux user introduction To: blinux-list@redhat.com Authentication-Results: relay.mimecast.com; dkim=pass header.d=gmail.com header.s=20161025 header.b=C7nPbZ3x; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gmail.com; spf=pass (relay.mimecast.com: domain of sath.linux@gmail.com designates 209.85.166.45 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=sath.linux@gmail.com X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.78 on 10.11.54.4 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by lists01.pubmisc.prod.ext.phx2.redhat.com id 02SG4w9l012072 X-loop: blinux-list@redhat.com From: Linux for blind general discussion X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: junk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 16:04:58 -0000 friend, install accessible-coconut an accessible distribution from sourceforge.net which will help you for different uses.If you are interested contact sath.linux@gmail.com On 3/27/20, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Hello, > > My name is Simon and I am from UK. > > I have been a Windows and for 13 years a mac user. I have no training in > computer programming. Whatever I do know , I have learnt as I went along. > I would like to give Linux a go, having failed a few years ago. But I’m > quite determined to learn. I have just joined this group, and I would like > to ask you to be patient with me as I may be talking nonsense or asking very > basic questions. The world of Linux is very new to me and I am still very > much learning the concepts and terms other experienced users take for > granted. > > If you had any suggestions or pointers to any materials I might use to > start, please help. I understand from my research on the subject of Linux > accessibility that CLI is the way to go. I have no sight and I use speech > as well as Braille. I have just managed to install Debian 10.3 distro on an > old laptop Dell inspiron 640, have successfully activated Orca during the > installation and completed it. I can’t yet determine whether I’m using > gnome desktop or Mate, and if Gnome, whether it would be easier for me to > use Mate , and if the latter is true, how I would install or choose Mate if > it’s already installed. I’m not quite sure yet either exactly what the > difference between the two is. I realize my Dell is 13 years old, and I > will want to purchase a much newer second hand laptop as soon as I’ve saved > for it. This might enable me to install something different. A friendly > person on another list suggested tarch. I am beginning to research Tarch > and want to be ready to use it so if there are any documents that would help > me understand how Tarch works after the installation, and whether I can > install it without sight, please say. > > Thank you for listening. > > Simon > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list -- *Mob : +919446012215 FREE SOFTWARE FREE SOCIETY *