[NFBCS] A question about how to install Lennox on an old windows machine?

[Aaron Cannon]

Hi.

I have Debian installed on my primary desktop, and it talked all the way
through. I was pretty impressed with their installer and its accessibility.

Most people are using images written to flashdrives to install, but if you
want to use a DVD-R or even a CD-R to install, I think they still offer
that option.

I'm running the Mate desktop. I can't really speak to how good it is
though. I just use it to access the terminal and run VirtualBox, and for
that it works ok enough.

Good luck.

Aaron
On Sun, Jul 28, 2024 at 23:29 Maurice A. Mines via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Hello everyone, here’s my question, and/or questions. What is the best
> method for me to use to install one X on a Dell 15.6 inch laptop that has a
> dying battery and its windows it’s getting so slow these days that it’s
> hardly worth keeping windows. I have moved my windows to a different
> machine. So I’m considering installing Lennox on this windows machine to
> allow me to do some different things with personal computing equipment.
> Question number one is it preferable to use a live installation disk? Or if
> it’s still considered appropriate to take an ISO image and make installable
> media, meeting a thumb drive to do this? My second question is probably a
> little bit more tricky, which of the major distributions can be installed
> as a blind person? Meaning I’m looking for an installation that will either
> talk, and or have braille output and or worst case scenario have me using
> my MacBook Pro as a terminal for me to see how the insulation is
> progressing a.k.a. install it over the local network.I know that I’m going
> to use probably orca after it’s installed because that’s what I have any
> virtual machine on my Mac. But I’m still trying to figure out the best way
> to get braille TTY onto the system to work with my current braille display.
> I know that I’m going to use probably orca after it’s installed because
> that’s what I have any virtual machine on my Mac. But I’m still trying to
> figure out the best way to get braille TTY onto the system to work with my
> current braille display?Looking for any good suggestions that someone on
> the list might be able to offer.
>
> Two final thoughts here, one is my signature pretty much says mine reality
> meaning I am deaf  Looking for any good suggestions that someone on the
> list might be able to offer.
>
> Two final thoughts here, one is my signature pretty much says mine reality
> meaning I am deaf blind. Which means there are some definite hearing
> challenges. My braille display is  a Brailleiant BI 40 It and a Brailleiant
> BI 20 It. Final question how is Lennox with Bluetooth? This is because of
> needing to potentially use Bluetooth braille, and should I ever figure out
> how to do this get Bluetooth audio so that I can use the machine for some
> audio with my hearing aids.
>
> Just so that everyone is aware the entire text of this email above what
> I’m saying here has been dictated to my iPhone. Everything below this
> section of the email is of course my official NFB signature block. I look
> forward to reading everyone’s answers on the list. Thank you all very much
> for reading this. And because this is being dictated, please excuse any
> errors appear above, they certainly weren’t intended.
>
>
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> Maurice Mines, President
>
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> Maurice Mines, President
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> National Federation of the Blind Deaf-Blind Division
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>
> Live the life you want.
>
> The National Federation of the Blind Deaf-Blind Division, a proud division
>
> of the National Federation of the Blind, is a community of members and
>
> friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation's blind. Every
> day
>
> we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.
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