On 1/15/2013 2:02 PM, Don Raikes wrote: > I appreciate all the suggestions. > > FYI: according to a blog post I read the arch packages are not signed, and even if they are pacman does not verify signatures when installing. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman-key > Since I am interested in security, this is going to eliminate arch from my choices. > > I just installed knoppix Adriane 7.0.5 onto my desktop system and will spend some time working with it to see if it will meet my needs. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kelly Prescott [mailto:kprescott at coolip.net] > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 12:37 PM > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: Re: looking for a "good" accessible linux distro > > I suggest Debian or Arch. > Debian works out of the box as long as you use software speech, and you can use the modified arch installer for Arch if you choose that. > I am not sure if the Debian installer talks, because I build my debian images in the Amazon cloud and then download them and image them onto the hard drives I use. > It is a strange process, but I get the exact stuff I want installed for each machine. > I also maintain a "shell" machine which is a netbook running Debian Testing that I use to connect to any machine that only has ssh access. > > > On Mon, 14 Jan 2013, Don Raikes wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> >> >> I have been working with linux for over 12 years now. I have used redhat, fedora, debian and ubuntu, but now I need to move from ubuntu to something different and hopefully more accessible. >> >> >> >> The latest few releases of ubuntu have become almost totally inaccessible with thee new unity desktop. >> >> >> >> My goal is to create an accessible linux livecd with a ton of accessible cyber security tools like cyber forensics and network security tools. >> >> >> >> I don't mind compiling the tools myself and doing that part, I just need a good baseline linux distro. >> >> >> >> Most of the tools are console-based, so something that boots to the console is great as long as I can go into an x-windows environment if necessary. >> >> >> >> I am open to suggestions and would appreciate some tips. >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at linux-speakup.org >> http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at linux-speakup.org > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at linux-speakup.org > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Take care, Ty http://tds-solutions.net The aspen project: a barebones light-weight mud engine: http://code.google.com/p/aspenmud He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a fool; he that dares not reason is a slave.
