From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from wb2flw.octothorp.org (wb2flw.octothorp.org [173.164.32.82]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 04630C1A175 for ; Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:59:16 -0500 (EST) Received: from wb2flw.octothorp.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by wb2flw.octothorp.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id oAGIxCep007059 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:59:13 GMT Received: from localhost (wacker@localhost) by wb2flw.octothorp.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) with ESMTP id oAGIxCUl007054 for ; Tue, 16 Nov 2010 11:59:12 -0700 X-Authentication-Warning: wb2flw.octothorp.org: wacker owned process doing -bs Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 11:59:11 -0700 (MST) From: "William F. Acker WB2FLW +1 303 722 7209" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: Centos-and-Speakup? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (LFD 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 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: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:59:17 -0000 Hi, Centos is just a clone of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. I've never successfully patched Speakup into a Centos/RHEL kernel, although this might have changed. Even though I'm the maintainer of Speakup Modified Linux and intend to continue doing that, I can't actually recommend it unless you can get assistance reading the screen either remotely or locally during the installation. I hope this will change in the future, but that's just a hope. Why not try Debian. I understand it can be installed in text mode and a big selling point for Debian is that, once installed, you don't ever have to re-install. You just use the normal update tools to install a new version. BTW, Fedora is moving toward this also, but I wouldn't recommend starting from F9. HTH. -- Bill in Denver On Tue, 16 Nov 2010, Hart Larry wrote: > Hi All: Well, looks like `finally around December 03 I will have help in > upgrading my PC, including an OS? 1 of my tcsh experts is suggesting I try > Centos. In running google searches, I see 2 postings in 2008 on this > subject. Has it become any easier installing Centos with Speakup? > In looking over the centos site, I see nothing about screen-readers, so I > have no idea what's available? > In considering an OS, I would want something which is not such a major > project to update versions. Also, many times in fc9 yum does not find > dependancies, so I must manually find missing pieces. Also in some cases > Fedora does not ship mp3 related software, such as certain SOX plugins. > Would Centos accmplish these for me? And I am still enjoying a DecTalk USB, > so would the drivers work in Centos? > And lastly what about OCR packages with Centos? > I look forward t reading your collective comments, so I can make the right > discision for me, as I am not a programmer, just a happy user. > Thanks so much in advance > Hart > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >