From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtpout05-04.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net ([64.202.165.221] helo=smtpout05.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1IqKO1-0006bm-00 for ; Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:18:25 -0500 Received: (qmail 30859 invoked from network); 9 Nov 2007 03:17:54 -0000 Received: from unknown (24.98.2.123) by smtpout05-04.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net (64.202.165.221) with ESMTP; 09 Nov 2007 03:17:54 -0000 Message-Id: <5AB26E02-114B-46F5-A8C6-A42350F288A1@mjb-llc.com> From: VaShaun Jones To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." In-Reply-To: <003b01c8227e$2e335980$6400a8c0@SleepyHead> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v912) Subject: Re: Hello X-Priority: 3 Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 22:17:53 -0500 References: <004d01c821b5$126b2cb0$6400a8c0@SleepyHead> <20071108163727.GA4426@clearwire.net> <003b01c8227e$2e335980$6400a8c0@SleepyHead> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.912) X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 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: Fri, 09 Nov 2007 03:18:25 -0000 Hello, I sent a message to this list introducing myself and never got a response. I wanted to know what is the best distribution of Linux to get that will run good with Fusion and can I download it? On Nov 8, 2007, at 10:11 PM, William Rivera wrote: > Hi Michael, Willhem and Al, thanks for your replies. I am going to > take > your advice Michael and just get a working system up and running and > progress from that point as I learn more about Linux. There is > certainly > lots to learn just from a minimum install. > > Willem, I was not able to get speech from a console after the full > graphical > install even though I followed the steps outlined in the install > howto and > switched to a console using ctrl+alt+F1. I think I tried two or three > consoles with the same results. > > Thanks again guys for your suggestions. > > Bill > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gaijin" > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > > Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 11:37 AM > Subject: Re: Hello > > >> On Wed, Nov 07, 2007 at 10:11:33PM -0500, William Rivera wrote: >>> Hi all, I just joined the list and am a newbie at Linux. >> >> Hi Bill, >> If Fedora is anything like Debian v3, or is like most Linux >> distributions, those disks hold nearly 4000 software packages, some >> of >> which don't work well with other packages. For instance, you >> typically >> cannot run more than one type of mail server at the same time, and >> there >> are over half a dozen of them. They'll conflict with each other, >> and may >> use >> nearly 20 gigs of drive space. 10 gigs of drive space is a good size >> for > a minimum installation. That's about 5 gigs for programs and >> operating system, and another 5 gigs for data.. You'll find multiple >> text editors, news, web browsers, and mail clients already >> installed in >> a minimum installation, just in the command line interface. What >> you're >> probably installing is selected "task Packages" that include the >> choicest program selections. It will not be anywhere near all of >> what >> is offered in Linux. I would advise installing a working system >> first >> and slowly build from there. Linux will be confusing enough as it is >> with all the packages a bare minimum installation will have included. >> HTH, >> >> Michael >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >