From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pcp01452670pcs.ftludn01.pa.comcast.net ([68.83.32.107] helo=clevercentral.com) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1A8MQT-00080B-00 for ; Sat, 11 Oct 2003 12:17:05 -0400 Received: by clevercentral.com (Postfix, from userid 504) id D5B91DBBF; Sat, 11 Oct 2003 12:17:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by clevercentral.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id BDB157E14 for ; Sat, 11 Oct 2003 12:17:02 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 12:17:02 -0400 (EDT) From: Joe Clever X-X-Sender: lists@redhat.private.network To: speakup Subject: Re: Newbie introdusing myself and some newbie questions In-Reply-To: <7122993062.20031011170500@bredband.net> 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: 2.0.11 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 Krister, Redhat 9.0 only requires 5 gigs if you install everything. I have just installed it on a machine I plan to use as a server, in less than 2 gigs and that includes gnome. Personally, I would keep linux on a separate physical disk until I gained some experience and confidence. If you are like me, you may end up installing and blowing away your OS several times, both on purpose and by accident, before you are happy with your configuration. The important thing is to take the plunge. On Sat, 11 Oct 2003, Krister Ekstrom wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi speakup, > > My name is Krister Ekstrom and i live in Sweden. For a long time now > i've been a windows user but have also from time to time taken an > interest in Linux. Now, as Gnome- and eventually Kde accessibility > is coming i begin to feel it's time to make the switch, take the > plunge and start experimenting with Linux. Here comes my newbiesh > questions: > So, i was thinking i would use Knoppix as my distro. I found a > Speakup enabled Knoppix cd and downloaded it. I tried running it, > and no speach at all. This leads me to believe there may be > something wrong with that distro and so i thought i might as well > try downloading and installing something else. I checked the Red hat > distro, and discovered that it required more disk space than i have. > I have a big hard disk with 20 gigg of disk space containing Win XP > and another disk with 3 giggs of disk space which i want to install > Linux on, however this one's too small for the RH distribution which > seems to require 5 gigabyte in order to be happy. > I also looked at Debian, but it seemed much harder to install. What > i wonder now is can i partition my C drive, (the big one containing > WinXP) so that i could install Linux on that one and still make > Linux and XP live happily with eachother, or what should i else do? > TIA for any answers. > > - -- > /Krister > mailto:crisekstrom@bredband.net > Get pgp keys here: mailto:crisekstrom@bredband.net?subject=get_pgp_keys > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.2-nr2 (Windows XP) > > iD8DBQE/iBwnODlJeoMTOQsRAhGuAKCzngGhzoW0h+Ylux2P2pNFEhOZ6wCfRBvl > Fh4ox0xhuEx44SDXUNta98A= > =GaAs > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >