Hi Ann,
Redhat's installation program can be brought up in text mode and can be
done without sighted help. Now, I don't have anything against
Debian--in fact my next Linux computer will probably be Debian--but
there isn't anything wrong with the Redhat installation (except disk
druid).
Jim Wantz
On Tue, 16 Apr 2002, Ann Parsons wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Rob, yes, it can get confusing. A distribution is a slightly
> different kernel program in Linux from another. All distros have
> virtually the same info, but some use it in ways which are better for
> the blind than others. Debian, e.g., is easier to configure and to
> install eyes-free. Red Hat is fine too, but its installation program
> is more graphical and may require sighted help. Debian's package
> system for installing new programs is really spiffy!
>
> No, you do not need a different speech program depending on the distro
> you use, it depends on the synth you use.
>
> Happy learning,
> Ann P.
>
>
