If you install espeak-ng in extra packages then in the chroot environment: sysctl disable fenrir then sysctl enable espeak before rebooting that should at least put an end to fenrir eventually. The fenrir speech speed is too fast; it can be adjusted downward but I think never ought to have been set that fast for installation or post-install use. Maybe speech-rate=0.5 would be better and at the speed espeak uses by default. On Fri, 18 Feb 2022, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > The issue is that it's already on a desktop, usually Mate. > > If I install it again, I'm installing it console only, and then building it as > I see fit, which would be with ratpoison only. > > Will probably go to Arch directly anyway. Why get something that, firstly > speaks with a Screen reader I never bothered to learn, since Speakup works > well enough for my needs, secondly speaks so darn fast no human can understand > the thing, especially if, like me you can hardly hear anything anymore anyway? > > I can build my system in vanilla Arch as well as with anything else. I, for > example wouldn't install Firefox at all, but probably one of the Chromium > based browsers plus elinks for when I'm beeing lazy and want to stay on a > console. > > Warm regards, > > Brandt Steenkamp > > Sent from the Slint console using Alpine > > On Fri, 18 Feb 2022, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > > Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2022 13:41:19 -0500 > > From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: Re: Accessibility of installing Distros? > > > > Have you tried running startx to turn orca on? You may find that works. > > > > > > On Fri, 18 Feb 2022, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > > >> Sometimes it would finish the install, then reboot, and come up speaking > >> with > >> Fenrir with a very annoying voice, especially if you, like me is legally > >> deafblind, then after typing your username and password, Fenrir would just > >> die > >> and you are stuck, I know it's a desktop environment, but nothing turns > >> orca > >> on. > >> > >> > >> So much for an accessible distro. > >> > >> > >> This is why I love Slint. It does exactly what "you", tell it to do, not > >> the > >> dev. > >> > >> > >> No disrespect to Mr. Nash, I'm sure he's a perfectly nice guy, not that > >> I've > >> ever spoken to him though. > >> > >> Warm regards, > >> > >> Brandt Steenkamp > >> > >> Sent from the Slint machine using Thunderbird > >> > >> On 2022/02/18 17:10, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > >> > Makes at least two of us. The installer always found itself looping and > >> > repeating failed package retrieval. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Cheers, > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Dave > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > On 2/17/22 13:12, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > >> >> I could never get Jenux to work correctly on my setup. > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Blinux-list mailing list > >> > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >> > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Blinux-list mailing list > >> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list mailing list > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list