Wow. 15 years of Linux. I'm currently running Debian (stable) in Crostini (Linux container which communicates with the host) on a Chromebook. I broke Debian unstable on bare metal by autoremoving important packages. Oops. But I find that if I use backports and such, it makes Debian stable bearable. I tried running unstable on the Chromebook, but the Garcon communication between host and container was kinda broken after a while, and this is a container I'm trying to do a lot of work on. Devin Prater r.d.t.prater@xxxxxxxxx On Thu, Nov 18, 2021 at 6:18 PM Linux for blind general discussion < blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > While it's true enough that Debian Stable can have very outdated 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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