[nfbcs] Linux Installation without help?

[Jude DaShiell]

I speak for myself only.  I am totally blind and for the years I've used 
Linux I've done most of the installations without sighted assistance.  
The two exceptions were Redhat 5.00 a long time ago and Ubuntu.  
Sometimes acbradio main menu program has demonstrations of linux installs 
and sometimes mp3 files of linux install demonstrations are available. to 
get this done.  Most of my linux use is command line only and I prefer it 
that way, graphical user interfaces are an additional hassle to install 
and require very rich hardware setups to work due to accessiblity 
requirements and gnome having massive memory footprint requirements.  
Most of the equipment I've used Linux on has been ancient by existing 
technology standards so consequently normally low end.  If you want to get 
your feet wet and can hear and have a spare hard drive and a multimedia 
computer available I recommend a stock debian dvd.  When you boot that dvd 
and your computer has to have dvd as first thing searched for not the hard 
drive, the dvd will beep if all is working up to that point.  Have a 
working internet connection up before booting too.  When the dvd beeps, 
hit the letter s then hit enter.  Then you wait a few seconds and make 
sure you can hear the sound card.  Debian has the shortest installation 
instructions for accessible install and this should be enough to get you 
into a speaking install.  On Sat, 18 Oct 2014, Ian C. Bray via nfbcs 
wrote:

> Ok,
> Something I'm obviously  either missing, or haven't asked.
> It seems to me to be the 363 killogram Hominidaefamillial member on the
> premisis...
> ( TRANSLATION: 800 POUND GORILLA IN THE ROOM )
> 
> Are those of you who are experienced and using the platform tools installing
> these platforms by yourselves?
> 
> I mean,  is the totally blind community able to install this OS without help?
> ( insert whatever distribution )
> I have little or no help-- and any I might have, is nearly Linux illiterate.
> I'm not trying to sound condecending... it's just the status of the
> predicament I find myself.
> 
> Anyone willing to let me send them 2 laptops and fix them for me?
> *sigh*
> 
> I don't know what to do...
> 
> Ian
> 
> 
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jude <jdashiel at shellworld.net>
Twitter: @JudeDaShiell