Re: Starting in linux
Hello,
@14: After you set up things as you want them, the process is quite accessible.
Uefi registers various boot sources available, what includes also partitions with installed systems.
You need a sighted assistance to help you get them to order in which you want to have them. A small help on this is, that the lastone installed goes first, so if you're configuring your PC from scratch, you should be able to install in such an order, that you'll get desired result.
On my laptop, I can view boot menu by repeatedly pressing F12 key after pressing the power button. When it shows up, I know, that according to my current order, Ubuntu mate is the first in list and is selected, while Windows is second.
Thus if I want to boot into Windows, I can simply press down arrow key once and confirm with enter.
It's not a completely accessible interface, but well, it works.
As for installation and speech, yes, there usually is, at least for main-stream distributions.
Checking your distro's accessibility page should tell you details, as these can varry from distribution to distribution.
For example, Ubuntu activates Orca with alt+super+S while kaliLinux requires pressing just S key, if I remember right.
Also, it's possible to boot from external hard-drive, with the benefit that if you set it before your current harddrive in the list, you'll have quite easy way of switching OS. Although having normal USBs connected while booting used to be a problem with bios, I'm not sure, whether it applies for Uefi as well.
Best regards
Rastislav
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