From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from [204.233.198.50] (helo=linserver.romualt.dhs.org) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 175ZU5-0003R5-00 for ; Wed, 08 May 2002 18:00:29 -0400 Received: (qmail 587 invoked by uid 1003); 8 May 2002 21:59:56 -0000 Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 16:59:56 -0500 From: Gregory Nowak To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Few More questions! Message-ID: <20020508165956.A575@uic.edu> References: <20020508183711.GA1880@kb5elv> <001901c1f6d2$2584a6a0$02263e18@mycomputer> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: ; from filastin48@hotmail.com on Wed, May 08, 2002 at 05:11:38PM -0400 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: The answer to your first 2 questions is yes. Greg On Wed, May 08, 2002 at 05:11:38PM -0400, Cris Ali wrote: > Thanks for all of you who replied to my inquiry about the amount of Hard > Disk space needed to install linux. From the very many answers I received > so far, I got the impression that I can install a reasonably working > operating system on less than 1 Gig. This is what I was hoping to hear. It > means I won't need to buy a new hard disk. However, I also learned that > there are different destribution packages to install from. Four names were > mentioned, Slackware, Debian, Redhat, and Zipspeak. My questions are: Do > they all work fine with speak up? Do they all allow for a full installation > from beginning to end without sighted help? Where can I find a complete > list of what components I need to install, and what components to ignore? > > On a different note, I am happy to recognize atleast two names of old IRC > friends on this list; Bill Acker, and Raul. If you remember cris from irc, > that's me. I am glad to finally get a chance to get in touch and say hello > again. > Thanks for everyone who helped so far. Your comments are extremely useful. > Regards, > Cris > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup