While it's true enough that Debian Stable can have very outdated packages, especially when the next release is right around the corner, I find that switching to the Testing branch of Debian alleviates the outdatedness with very little loss of stability, and at the moment, I've been sourcing about 90% of my packages from Debian Unstable and another 9% from Debian Experimental for several months now without suffering any breakages that would have me switching back to Testing until the issue is resolved and pumount was the only package I recall downgrading to unstable after trying the experimental version. That said, I'm not sure I can recommend Debian to a Linux beginner, much less a blind linux beginner, but then again, I'm not sure what to recommend to a beginner period as I've been using Linux as my main OS for more than 15 years, XP was the last version of Windows I used with any regularity and so I feel like I'm too deep in the metaphorical Kool-Aid to judge any Linux distro from a beginner's perspective and too out of touch with the world the majority of Linux beginners are coming from... It's kind of like someone who's been speaking Japanese daily for 15 years trying to teach Japanese to a modern day american when they know nothing of language teaching and the only English they know is that used by Shakespeare. On 11/18/21, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I liked mint. I wish they make it possible to install on an external media > like a USB disk or an SD card. > Cheers, > Ibrahim > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 18, 2021, at 4:50 PM, Linux for blind general discussion >> <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> What do you think of Linux Mint 20.2? >> Is it better then Coconut? >> I downloaded the Mate ISO from >> https://linuxmint.com >> I installed it in a VM, But >> I have not had time to really check it out. >> Thanks, >> Rob >> >> >>> On Nov 16, 2021, at 11:57 PM, Linux for blind general discussion >>> <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>> hello I have one more question, I think. Where do I download this >>> distribution from? And in general about how much disk space does it take? >>> Is it something that can be installed and will virtual machine or is it a >>> live distribution. I can probably vinyl this out by going to the URL if >>> someone would like to share that link? Thanks in advance. >>> >>> >>> Disclaimer time, just be aware that the above has been dictated to the >>> machine by means of Windows-based dictation software. If there's >>> something that you don't understand that has been written above, please >>> reach out to me and asked me what my original intent may have been. Thank >>> you very much for reading this. >>> >>>> On 11/16/2021 5:51 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I have been using Accessible Coconut for about a month. >>>> >>>> Orca can start at boot. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Rob >>>> >>>> >>>> On 11/16/21 8:46 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >>>>> Good afternoon or good evening or whatever time it is wherever you >>>>> are reading this. My subject line pretty much says everything there is >>>>> to this message. I am looking for inappropriate Lennix distribution to >>>>> run in a virtual environment. From everything I think I know, I'm >>>>> thinking the best solution is something that can be installed easily, >>>>> and allow me to install orca really quickly if not do it in the same >>>>> install. Any good suggestions? I do have access to a Fedora core ISO >>>>> image but I'm just wondering if there's something better or will this >>>>> be sufficient? Looking forward to readig response wake up to my >>>>> question. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Please be aware that I am dictating this to the computer and Windows. I >>>>> am using dictation software because of an additional disability. If >>>>> there's something that I've written about that you truly do not >>>>> understand, please write me and asked me what I may have meant. I thank >>>>> you kindly in advance for reading this. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 11/16/2021 3:06 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >>>>>> Thank you Didier-and-Kyle. I will certainly run your command, but do I >>>>>> need to un mount anything? I would also figure I would be sitting >>>>>> outside of that mdeia directory? 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