Yeah, I'm actually on the raspbery pi list but I've hesitated to get a pi.
The different models are kind of confusing and I've been concerned about
being able to put it together in the case it all from the descriptions I
saw. But it certainly is a consideration.
--
Cheryl
May the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable to You, Lord,
my rock and my Redeemer.
(Psalm 19:14 HCSB)
On Tue, 31 Jul 2018, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
Hi Cheryl,
How powerful do you need your computer to be? We are developing an
Arch-based distro for use with the Raspberry Pi, and the command line side of
things is performing quite well in terms of speed.
You can hear more about our work on our list. To subscribe just email:
F123e+subscribe@xxxxxxxxx
Best,
Fernando
On 07/31/2018 03:59 AM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
I have an iMac and a MacBook Air running Mac and of course I am using the
terminal lots, mostly with MacPorts. But I have wanted a standalone linux
machine. I know somebody who has a tablet and no longer wants the Acer
chromebook. I don't yet know all the specs except that it is 15.6 inch and as
I believe 2 usb ports; should find out more shortly. I wondered if it would
be possible to install linux and install it accessibly on this machine. I
have used debian and arch linux in the past and wondered what I should plan
to use. I am more interested in the command line than in the gui though I
won't totally rule out the possibility that I might also experiment with the
gui in linux. When I started using linux, of course, the gui wasn't really an
option.
There is one other thing I am concerned abut. I had thinkpads that ran
linux for years. Both of them died and it appeared to be a fan problem. That
might have been just a natural consequence of their age but I am concerned
about getting an apparently new computer and having this happen. In my old
Debian installs way back in the earlier part of this century, it seemed as if
those settings were automatically set up and compatible with the running of
my computers' fans. Are there any versions of linux that either still seem to
have a good record or, on the other hand, have been known
to leave so much to the user that a fan problem could quickly result. I
also had this problem with a Mac minias fan though again, the mini had also
previously had a long life with me as a Mac OS computer. I did have one Mac
mini that never had any fan issues running linux.
Any inut as to the usability of a chromebook and the best linux
distribution to use, especially for command line emphasis, would be
appreciated. I would want to mostly use brltty with emphasis on its braille
capabilities but wouldn't mind being able to set up speech also. I definitely
would like to have sound for other purposes than speech if possible.
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