On Sun, Nov 08, 2026 at 12:45:43PM -0500, Karen Lewellen wrote: > Hi Andrew, > One correction from another post, and a kind nudge before I work through > this later. > Someone suggested that the stand alone Linux box which will have no > installed screen reader or anything does not need video support. > First, the engineer who lives in Toronto, where I live, does not experience > sight loss, so needs that video support.
Not necessarily, but possibly. That depends a lot on whether that person is comfortable with command line. For example I very much prefer the non-graphical install and only use the graphics when teaching other people I positively know they are more comfy with a GUI. > Second, while screen readers do not need monitors so to speak, they do > require video cards, so, yes I would care about this. That again depends on wheter your Linux box is "just" providing a shell service. Then the only screen reader involved will be that on your DOS box, from which you log in. That one needs a video card. Your Linux box won't (if the premise above is right). [...] > My goal, for a non Linux, but very sighted engineer, is some recipe > instructions for installing a Debian console or shell, instead of a > graphical desktop. It would be nice if you could nudge that engineer to take part in this conversation. More brains lead to better results :-) > You are still a prince too, Andy is among the nicest persons in this list, yes. Cheers -- tomás
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