[nfbcs] linux

[Littlefield, Tyler]

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If you want to use Linux, I recommend getting Ubuntu and customizing
it the way you want, even if it means research. Vinux is generally
outdated. I've heard there's better luck with Sonar, but can't say
either way as I've not used it.

HTH,

On 7/17/2015 2:27 PM, John G Heim via nfbcs wrote:
> I use ubuntu. It is fairly accessible right out of the box. But I'm
> a linux systems admin and I can fix the few problems I come
> accross. There are a couple of versions customized for blind
> people, sonar and vinux. Vinux is based on ubuntu so I used that
> for quite a while. I think sonar is really good though.
> 
> The screen reader for the linux graphical user interface is called
> orca. Everything I've mentioned, orca, sonar, and vinux, all have
> very strong support communities. I would suggest that if you want
> to get into linux, you join the mailing list for orca and for the
> version you choose.
> 
> Personally, I think getting into linux is a really good career move
> for a blind person.  Almost everything is done by editing text
> files and by typing commands at the command line.
> 
> 
> 
> On 07/17/2015 12:46 PM, Amanda Lacy via nfbcs wrote:
>> Hi John,
>> 
>> Which version of Linux do you use? I want to move away from
>> Windows and I'm looking for a distribution that I can install
>> without sighted assistance.
>> 
>> On 7/17/15, John G Heim via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> In the United States, the university is required by law to make
>>> your textbooks available to you in an accessible format. You
>>> still have to pay for them though. After you sign up for the
>>> course, contact the school to tell them you'll need an
>>> accessible version of the textbook. Do this as early as
>>> possible because the school may need time to get the ebook from
>>> the publisher.
>>> 
>>> I'm a linux user and I always do all my research and coursework
>>> with virtualbox for linux. It has a very nice command line
>>> interface.I don't know how accessible the version of virtualbox
>>> for Windows is.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 07/16/2015 09:30 PM, Amanda Lacy via nfbcs wrote:
>>>> I'm thinking of taking a network security and privacy course
>>>> but first I need to know if I can get the electronic
>>>> textbook. It's Network Security (2nd edition) by Kaufman,
>>>> Perlman, and Speciner. I've already checked Bookshare and
>>>> CourseSmart.
>>>> 
>>>> Also, have any of you taken a course like this? The prof says
>>>> we will be doing projects in virtual machines with VirtualBox
>>>> or VMPlayer. Is it doable?
>>>> 
>>>> Amanda
>>>> 
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