From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from dsl092-170-086.wdc1.dsl.speakeasy.net ([66.92.170.86] helo=toccata.rednote.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17BLd1-00069T-00 for ; Fri, 24 May 2002 16:25:35 -0400 Received: from localhost (janina@localhost) by toccata.rednote.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g4OKPTw04313 for ; Fri, 24 May 2002 16:25:29 -0400 X-Authentication-Warning: toccata.rednote.net: janina owned process doing -bs Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 16:25:28 -0400 (EDT) From: Janina Sajka X-X-Sender: janina@toccata.rednote.net To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: redhat speakup distribution and lynx. In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.9 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: Hi, Ed: To be truthful, I don't know exactly what packages of interest to us are left out in a server class installation. I usually do custom and everything. Or, if I don't, I go through the list of packages to check for things I want. That is tedious, though. One of these days I will make a list. On Fri, 24 May 2002, Ed Barnes wrote: > Hi Janina and list. > Your message below Janina leads me to ask one question. > I setup this system using a server install and installed all the package > groups other than the ones which were what I'll refer too as x package > groups, kde, gnome, X-windows, etc for example, however; this did not > install lynx, it installed only links and not both. > So, this brings up the question, did I do something wrong when I installed > if I got only Links and not both Links and Lynx. > Or, does the server class install also not install Lynx. > I installed it after using rpm however I am curious and if I am correct > the problem Nectarios describes is not a by-product of his installation > choice, I.E. workstation vs server. > Do you have any thoughts. > Thanks for reading and hope you're having a good Friday as I know you're > looking forward to your vacation. > Best regards, > Ed Barnes > > > On Fri, 24 May 2002, Janina Sajka wrote: > > > Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 11:08:51 -0400 (EDT) > > From: Janina Sajka > > Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > Subject: Re: redhat speakup distribution and lynx. > > > > > > Hi, Again: > > > > Lynx certainly isn't included, but you probably didn't install > > it (and likely some other shell utilities you're going to want) > > because you made an inauspicious installation class choice. > > That is my conjecture, in any case. I'm wagering you chose > > "workstation" or "laptop" instead of "server" or "everything" > > at the "type of installation" screen. Those are not good > > choices for blind users, and you have just discovered some of > > the reason why they're not good choices. > > > > All of this--the reasons for choosing one installation class over > > another, how to fix a default for booting to the gui--all of this > > is discussed in our installation HOWTO. Did you read it? > > > > You need to find the rpm for lynx on your installation CD ROMs. > > I'm sorry, I don't recall which one has it. Once you find it, do: > > > > rpm -iv lynx* > > > > > > > > May > > 2002, Nektarios Mallas wrote: > > > > > Hello listers. > > > I have just installed the redhat speakup distribution and I can't find the > > > lynx browser anywhere on my hard drive. > > > Isn't lynx included with the distribution or did i do something wrong? If > > > it's not there, can I download any rpm lynx package from the internet? > > > > > > Regards. > > > Nektarios. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org