[NFBCS] Looking for suggestions on a good Linux distribution
Joseph C. Lininger
joe at pcdesk.net
Fri Jul 30 05:48:50 UTC 2021
Greetings,
There are lots of Linux distributions out there, and which you should
use depends on how you intend to use Linux and with your comfort level
with Linux. I personally use one called Arch Linux. It has a s"start
with little installed out of the box" and a DIY mentality which I find
appealing. Other popular distributions include Fedora, Debian, and
Ubuntu. (These are all more popular than Arch) There are also Linux
distributions that focus specifically on accessibility. These are
usually (possibly always) one of the more popular distributions such as
Debian which have been customized to include accessibility enhancements.
brltty will work with pretty much any distribution. For command line
screen reader, you'll probably want to use Speakup which comes with most
of today's Linux kernels. You'll need some other software to get that
working, namely espeak or espeak-ng (software speech) and espeakup (ties
espeak to speakup.)
To answer your question about booting both Linux and Windows, you'll
most likely end up using a boot loader that lets you choose which
operating system to boot (and selects a default after a few seconds if
you don't pick one.) Many of today's machines don't technically *have*
to be configured with this setup since you can use the EFI bios to
choose an OS if you really want to, but most find it convenient to go
ahead and use the boot loader from one of the operating systems to do it
since it makes things easier. I personally use the grub boot loader,
which is available with pretty much any modern Linux distribution.
Hope these general pointers help you on your journey.
Joe
On 7/30/2021 12:50 AM, rjaquiss via NFBCS wrote:
> Hello:
>
> I am thinking of taking a PC and having Linux installed on it. I use
> both speech and a braille display. My braille display connects via USB.
> Since there are a number of Linux distributions, I am wondering which one
> would be the best. Years ago, I did a lot of work on a Unix box using the
> CLI interface. I do know about Brltty.
> What software is used to have both a bootable Windows 10 and Linux on the
> same box? Thanks in advance.
>
> Regards,
>
> Robert
>
>
>
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