Hi.
that is a Woody release of Debian. Woody was released almost 3 years
ago. It doesn't have speakup.
You need a Debian 3.1 (Sarge) CD or DVD to get any version of speakup.
Even then, it will have an old CVS release of speakup in the
2.4.27-speakup kernel.
Hope this helps.
Kenny
On Tue, May 31, 2005 at 05:32:02PM -0400, Will Smith wrote:
> I still use a dial-up connection but would like to try to run Debian on a
> system with a400mhz AMD chip and 128 megs of RAM and an 8 gb hard drive.
> On Ebay I see an offering that's only about $6 for a DVD disk with lots
> of Debian material. I am wondering if this will be a good route to
> getting started with Debian, and if I will need to get Speakup software
> separately or it will be included here?
>
> Here's a bit of the Ebay description:
>
> Will
> wilsmith at iglou.com
> Debian 3.0.r5 Linux DVD & "FREE" 1CD of
> Appls/Tutorials Item number: 7159135066 [s.gif]
>
> * The Debian Project is an association of individuals who have made
> common cause to create a complete operating system. This operating
> system is called Debian GNU/Linux, or simply Debian for short. Of
> course, the thing that people want is application software:
> programs to help them get what they want to do done, from editing
> documents to running a business to playing games to writing more
> software. Debian comes with over 8000 packages (precompiled
> software that is bundled up in a nice format for easy installation
> on your machine). It's a bit like a tower. At the base is the
> kernel. On top of that are all the basic tools. Next is all the
> software that you run on the computer. At the top of the tower is
> Debian -- carefully organizing and fitting everything so it all
> works together. This version is for all Intel and AMD processors
> (x86).
>
> [GNOME2.jpg] [debian-brushed-metal-large.jpg] [sarge.jpg]
>
> >> What is Composed
>
> DEBIAN LINUX 3.0.r4 ON 1 DVD (32bit)
> * Xorg
> * GNOME
> * Glibc, GCC
> * Apache, PHP
> * MySQL, Samba
> * Mozilla, GIMP
> * OpenOffice.org
>
>
> BONUS FREE SOFTWARE 1 CD (669.5MB)
>
> Our Customer get a wide variety of bonus free software for
> educational, productivity and entertainment.
>
> *APPLICATIONS AND UTILITIES (578MB)
> * Latest Mozilla
> * Latest MySQL
> * Latest OpenOffice
> * AntiVirus & Anti-Spam
> * CD Burning
> * 3D-Modeling & Rendering Software
> * Midi (Development, DrumPatterns, Player, Sequencers, SoftSyth,
> Trackers)
> * MP3 (Encoding, Player)
> * Editors
> * Financial
> * Graphics
> * Doc-Tools
> * Mathematics Applications
> * And More
>
> [fedoraapl.jpg]
>
> *TUTORIALS (91.5MB-PDF, TXT)
>
> 1. Linux F&Q (1.01MB)
> * After Step FAQ
> * Linux Documentation Project(LDP) FAQ
> * Linux Frequently Asked Questions With Answers
> * Linux-Raid & WordPerfect FAQ
> * And More
>
> [fedoratuto.jpg]
>
> 2. Linux HowTos (57.6MB)
> * Linux HOWTOs are documents which describe in detail a certain
> aspect of configuring or using Linux. For example, there is the
> Installation HOWTO , which gives instructions on installing Linux,
> and the Mail Administrator HOWTO , which describes how to set up
> and configure mail under Linux. Other examples include the Net
> HOWTO and the Printing HOWTO .
>
> [fedoratuto1.jpg]
>
> 3. Linux Guides (32.8MB)
> * Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide
> * Bash Guide for Beginners
> * Custom Linux A Porting Guide - Porting LinuxPPC to a Custom SBC
> * Emacspeak User's Guide
> * EVMS User Guide
> * Guide to Managing Media and Public Relations in the Linux
> Community
> * Installation and Getting Started Guide
> * Introduction to Linux
> * LDP Author Guide
> * Linux Consultants Guide
> * Linux Dictionary
> * Linux Filesystem Hierarchy
> * Linux From Scratch
> * Linux Kernel 2.4 Internals
> * Linux Palm Developer's Quick Start Guide
> * Linux System Administration Made Easy
> * Pocket Linux Guide
> * Securing & Optimizing Linux The Ultimate Solution
> * The Bugzilla Guide
> * The Linux Kernel
> * The Linux Kernel Hackers' Guide
> * The Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide
> * The Linux Network Administrators' Guide
> * The Linux Network Administrator's Guide, Second Edition
> * The Linux Programmer's Guide
> * The Linux System Administrators' Guide
> * The Linux Users' Guide
> * VideoLAN Quickstart
> * VLC (VideoLAN Client) User Guide
> * VLS (VideoLAN Server) User Guide
>
> [fedoratuto2.jpg]
>
> >> Shipping and Handling is : $ 4.99
>
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