hi Once you've downloaded ubuntu mate, all that's needed to get accessibility going is to press alt+win+s. I *think* once this is done the login screen talks automatically, but in case it doesn't, press f4 at the login screen once the install is finished. I'd recommend the lts instead of 15.10, mainly because it's supported for much longer, and has the accessibility ppa preconfigured, which means as soon as a new orca and accessibility stack is released, you'll shortly get updates for them. Completely agree about linux accessibility people benefitting each other, I'm a sonar developer, but I'm also a linux user who depends on accessibility,and I recommend other distros, such as vinux, ubuntu, fedora and others, not just my own. Thanks Kendell Clark
Daniel Crone wrote: > Hello one and all. > My name is Daniel, and I have used different operating systems through the > years. > I have decided to give ubuntu mate a try. > I am very new to linux. > Before starting, I welcome anyone’s words of wisdom for a totally blind user, > new to linux. > I liked the idea of sonar, but I have tried to install several times, and the > installer never finished. > But that could be due to my machine’s being so old and slow. > From the dvd, sonar worked very well. > I hope ubuntu will be equally good. > So, hats off to all, those on the sonar team, and to all on the ubuntu team. > I would really like for all linux accessibility people to benefit each other. -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility