Re: XpLike Ubuntu again

2013-11-09 Thread Robert Cole
I wish that I could be more help in this situation. Seeing that it [XPLike Ubuntu] is based off of Ubuntu 11.04, I am guessing that it was using something prior to GNOME Shell, something n the GNOME 2.x cycle. I have seen some distributions which try to present a Windows-like desktop which

Re: XpLike Ubuntu again

2013-11-09 Thread Storm Dragon
Hi, I have heard of a Windows-Like distro. I believe it used to be called Lindows, but because Microsoft got their panties in a bunch the name was changed to Linspire. I have never tried it, buut I believe it is Ubuntu based. If you do try it, I would be interested in knowing what

Re: XpLike Ubuntu again

2013-11-09 Thread Robert Cole
What an interesting history behind Linspire [1] and Freespire [2] (Linspire's free branch). It was originally based off of Debian, but then it shifted its base to Ubuntu. Linspire was bought out by Xandros [3] in 2008. From the Xandros Distrowatch page [4], it appears that it ships with KDE by

Re: Arch linux, was XpLike Ubuntu again

2013-11-09 Thread Robert Cole
I believe that TalkingArch is probably the best way for a visually impaired individual to get started with a vanilla Arch Linux installation. Being that this list is dedicated to Ubuntu Accessibility, though, I think that this discussion should be taken to another list for general Linux

Re: XpLike Ubuntu again

2013-11-09 Thread Christopher Chaltain
This has not been my experience with the Linux community. I know the Linux community has a reputation of being a bunch of tech savvy nerds who have no patience for the new comer, but this has not been my experience as of late, and especially not in the accessibility community. I wouldn't use