From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from cluster1.bresnan.net ([69.145.248.57]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1F3Lua-0000Uj-00 for ; Sun, 29 Jan 2006 18:24:48 -0500 Received: from [72.174.29.174] (HELO dataplus4puarg) by fe-2.cluster1.bresnan.net (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.6) with SMTP id 286704712 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sun, 29 Jan 2006 16:24:17 -0700 Message-ID: <001401c624c9$39518cb0$ae1dae48@dataplus4puarg> From: "tyler" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <43DD4D98.31963.114B4E@localhost> Subject: Re: debian tasksel revisited Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 03:43:28 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 23:24:48 -0000 Try getting the one for newbies. (if your a newbie to the thing) its the first menu item, if your using the speakup install. Tyler Littlefield. Check out our website: http://tysplace.the-leetest.net check out my blog: livejournal.com/~tylerrl [my programs don't have bugs, just randomly added features] [failure is not an option, it comes bundled with windows!] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Barrett" To: "speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 3:19 PM Subject: debian tasksel revisited > Hi, > > Still having some problems with my debian install. > > As I am new to this and am not sure which packages I need, I opted to > install the files for a desktop computer. > > Now I find that the system boots in to x windows. > > So my questions are should I have avoided tasksel completely and used > another way of getting what I need, when I need it? > > Also, there did not seem to be much added to the info tool which I am > finding useful to get to know the system so can I update this in some > way? > > Also, I do not seem to be able to find fetchmail on the system which > I believe I will need for retrieving mail by pop3 > > So, do I need to start with another install or can I get rid of all > this graphical stuff? > > Also, I am not certain that a command line browser has been installed > I would like to know which one is good for a beginner with speakup? > > Thanks > > > Keith > > - - - - > > Keith Barrett > email > Website www.barrettpianos.co.uk > Amateur radio callsign gw4nby > Corntown, South Wales > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup