Re: trying to get started.

["Glenn Ervin" <glennervin@cableone.net>]

Hi Janina,
I am glad you mentioned that ISA means an image of a CD, as I had looked
around for an image, and I saw the ISA downloads, but I did not know what it
meant.  To me ISA is an old type of expansion slot, but I knew that this
could not be what it was meaning.
I noticed in the debian area there was a couple of packages of isa
downloads.  How does one decide which one to download?  I suppose you need
to just check out what utilities are on that particular package,, or is
virtually every program created for that version of linux on every CD image?

I guess another part of my original question referred to the fact that I am
not worried about disk space, and linux, on my system,  will have 2
different DOS partitions to work with, I can afford to use a version of
linux which relies little on floppy disks; for the install.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@rednote.net>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: trying to get started.


If you will read the archive of this list, or really any Linux list, you'll
soon discover that the question of what
distribution to choose is really a personal choice. It cannot really be said
that this or that distribution is more
accessible, or friendlier to users of Speakup. It comes down to personal
choice and style, as I said.

So, in the expectation that others will speak up for other distributions,
let me advise you that installing Red Hat 8.0
is one very good option. If you get a Red Hat 8.0 boxed set at your local
computer store, or from any number of sources
on the net, you'll have all you need to install with speech, and end up with
a speaking installation. Just be sure it's
Red Hat 8.0, and not some lower number. You can, of course, also just
download the ISO images and create your own CD
ROMs--or install from hard disk, etc. To learn about this read our
installation HOWTO at:

http://www.linux-speakup.org/ftp/disks/redhat/HOWTO_INSTALL.html

Even though this HOWTO is not yet updated for version 8.0 of Red Hat, it's
quite accurate about the process. The one
difference, and it's a big difference, is that you can now skip all that
stuff about downloading and preparing media, if
you don't want to bother with that process, by simply buying an official Red
Hat 8.0 set of disks.


Glenn Ervin writes:
> From: "Glenn Ervin" <glennervin@cableone.net>
>
> I need some help getting started.
>
> I am trying to get started with installing linux with speakup.
> I have a DOS partition dedicated just for linux.
> I have a R/W CD-ROM and a zip disk which I was hoping to use for
> installation.
> I have looked over the various packages of linux, and I am wondering if
> there is a way to just download any & all of one brand of linux, such as
> debian, or one of the other two mentioned.  I have found dozens & dozens
of
> files to download, and I would just like to get all of them, for whichever
> package I go with as one file.
>
> Another thing I am hoping someone can help with, is the choice of one of
the
> three brands of linux.  I would prefer to install from a zip disk or from
a
> CD.  I am not too enthused about installing from a bunch of floppies,
which
> is what debian seems to offer.
>
> Thanks for any assistance.
>
>
>
> "Live long and prosper",
> O. Glenn Ervin (Lenny)
> N0YJV
> Northeast Nebraska
> e-mail:
> glennervin@cableone.net
> The above address can also be found on MSM.
> or my work e-mail:
> gErvin@ncbvi.state.ne.us
>
>
>
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Janina Sajka, Director
Technology Research and Development
Governmental Relations Group
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175

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