If you're going to install the Speakup Modified Fedora, you'll need the images named in the installation HOWTO. I can't tell you anymore than I've already told you in that document. hank smith writes: > ow many cds is a oppsion, and how many cds is a everything oppsion minus > all the source crap? > I am trying to find out how many isos I need to getminimal > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at rednote.net> > To: <sdawes at telus.net>; "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 1:10 PM > Subject: Re: Speakup installation > > > > The minimal install is a viable option. So is an "everything" install. > > Each has advantages and disadvantages, as I see it. > > > > Nothing prevents anyone from writing the documentation you're > > suggesting. > > > > Steve Dawes writes: > > > Chuck, > > > > > > It isn't quite that bad. Your type'o has suggested that a full install > is 14 > > > cds. I think you meant to say 4 cds. If you install all source in > addition > > > to all the binaries, you end up with 7 or 8 cds or 2 dvds. > > > > > > The problem I have with the selecting everything, or doing the full > install, > > > is that it is the easy way out. Yes it works, but it installs a lot of > > > unnecessary stuff and uses up a lot of resources. A good case in point > is > > > that it installs both kde and gnome. > > > Additionally, it doesn't install absolutely everything as it implies, it > > > installs almost everything on the binary disks and you need to install > the > > > source separately if you wish to. This approach also does nothing in > > > teaching how to set up a system with only the packages you need and > want. > > > > > > If you are only going to be using console based programs, there is no > need > > > to install any of the kde or gnome packages. It is incredible how much > space > > > can be saved when you take this approach. > > > > > > Now I am not knocking the installation howto that Janina has written. I > am > > > saying that what it does is a quick and easy install that gets the first > > > time user up-and-running on Linux. What I would like to see however, is > > > something that tells the user where they can find out more information > on > > > how to trim down their installation to only the packages they are going > to > > > use included in the howto. A simple reference to the Linux document page > > > does nothing to direct a new or novice user to good information about > > > creating a smaller or tidier installation. > > > > > > > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > Steve Dawes > > > Calgary Canada. > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- > > > > Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 > > Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com > > Bringing the Owasys 22C screenless cell phone to the U.S. and Canada. Go > to http://www.ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more. > > > > Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) > > janina at freestandards.org http://a11y.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.4/57 - Release Date: 7/22/2005 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com Bringing the Owasys 22C screenless cell phone to the U.S. and Canada. Go to http://www.ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more. Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina at freestandards.org http://a11y.org
