Re: Noobie questions about installing Debian for blind user

2023-10-19 Thread Frank Carmickle
Susan, > On Oct 19, 2023, at 11:41, john doe wrote: > > On 10/19/23 03:19, Susan Fowle wrote: >> My blind husband, Tom, has used very old Debian version Jessie on a very old >> machine for many years. Something finally broke or got corrupted. >> >> So we are planning to buy a new small

Re: Noobie questions about installing Debian for blind user

2023-10-19 Thread john doe
On 10/19/23 03:19, Susan Fowle wrote: My blind husband, Tom, has used very old Debian version Jessie on a very old machine for many years. Something finally broke or got corrupted. So we are planning to buy a new small computer (Kingdel Desktop Computer, Intel i5 CPU, 8GB RAM 256GB SSD, Intel

Re: Noobie questions about installing Debian for blind user

2023-10-19 Thread Frank Carmickle
Hello Susan, On Oct 18, 2023, at 21:19, Susan Fowle wrote: > > My blind husband, Tom, has used very old Debian version Jessie on a very old > machine for many years. Something finally broke or got corrupted. > > So we are planning to buy a new small computer (Kingdel Desktop Computer, >

Re: Noobie questions about installing Debian for blind user

2023-10-19 Thread Chevelle
    You can use Rufus to create a bootable USB drive from Windows. I last installed the Debian Bookworm by downloading it from www.debian.org. I would use the latest Bookworm installer.  If the PC has a speaker, you should hear a beep.  Then you can type 's' to start Speakup. There is an FAQ

Re: Unable to install Debian 12 in dark mode

2023-10-19 Thread Kenneth Schack Banner
Hi Samuel, Installation media: debian-12.2.0-amd64-netinst.iso I boot it up, when boot menu comes up, i selected dark mode (4. og 5. option) and then the graphical installer front end. Then i navigate around urisng the arrows, but when i get to where i select the desktop enovierment etc. i