Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux Hey all,I'm looking to reinstall arch on one of my machiens, and just wanted to check on the status of the free OS arch installer project. Is it still maintained, and if not, how hard is it to fix? URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/581654/#p581654 -- Audiogames

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux Quick VMWare TipIf you ever receive a "System Program Problem Detected" message in an Ubuntu distro (possibly others), run the following command in a terminal:sudo rm /var/crash/*That normally has to only be done once. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/57875

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux Quick VMWare TipIf you ever receive a "System Program Problem Detected" message in an Ubuntu distro (possibly others), run the following command in a terminal:sudo rm /var/crash/* URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/578755/#p578755 -- Audiogames-reflect

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Re: Going Linux @hailyThe link, is permanent.Though you should back up your voices of course, just in case. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/575611/#p575611 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi

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Re: Going Linux @hailyThe link, is permanent. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/575611/#p575611 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector

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Re: Going Linux The thing that really grinds my gears about voxin, is how the only way you can access your voices is via a link they email you, and I'm not even sure how long it lasts. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/575603/#p575603 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list

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Re: Going Linux Vocalizer Voices For Voxin, Now Available!For all the details, head on over to https://voxin.oralux.net/index.php, though I shall quote the following from the Prices page:"For Vocalizer embedded: discount on the second runtime of same quality.For example, if the &q

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux Vocalizer Voices For Voxin, Now Available!For all the details, head on over to https://voxin.oralux.net/index.php, though I shall quote the following from the Prices page:"For Vocalizer embedded: discount on the second runtime of same quality.For example, if the &q

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux @97, I haven't tested Kali in a while, and I've never tred Tails (primarily because I haven't had a need for that yet). URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/479660/#p479660 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https

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Re: Going Linux Ethin wrote:@93, Tails is the kind of distro you boot and use, then unplug it and go on yoru way. Its a live-only dstro -- you don't install it, because that defeats the purpose of it. Kali is explicitly designed for penetration testing/security analysis.Did you test

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux I forgot that the old topic existed. Oops. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/479476/#p479476 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux @everyoneJust so we have record of that talk about the Pre-testing of Orca with Chromium/Chrome, from the Orca Mailing List...In other news, episodes 376 and 380 of the Going Linux Podcast are talking about switching from Windows to Linux. URL: https

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux @everyoneJust so we have record of that talk about the Pre-testing of Orca with Chromium/Chrome, from the Orca Mailing List... URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/479423/#p479423 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com

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Re: Going Linux @93, Tails is the kind of distro you boot and use, then unplug it and go on yoru way. Its a live-only dstro -- you don't install it, because that defeats the purpose of it. Kali is explicitly designed for penetration testing/security analysis. URL: https

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux Hi.Any of You guys had experienced with tails or either Kali? URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/479415/#p479415 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux Since that thread was deleted, I thought I would write up a post on how I was thinking of leaving linux, but I have now had my mind changed.  I have been running Linux since 2011 or so, and I was considering leaving Linux for Windows because of the lack of Chrome support

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux Also. Trying out NixOS as a server-based Linux OS. Its worked pretty amazingly thus far with a few minor issues i.e. cargo can't find openssl for Rust). Should try it as a desktop version... URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/479406/#p479406 -- Audiogames

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux @EthinYep? I couldn't agree more. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/479400/#p479400 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux The fact that Brad deleted the topic is just ridiculous. I thought we actually might have some new converts, then he did that. How selfish. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/479389/#p479389 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux Back From The DeadAlthough you can find a more current discussion about Linux by journeying on over here, over the coming days I'll be adding links to podcasts, accessible mainstream Linux Distros, and other resources to the entry post. As of now, I did do some formatting

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux Back From The DeadAlthough you can find a more current discussion about Linux by journeying on over here, over the coming days I'll be adding links to podcasts and other resources to the entry post. As of now, I did do some formatting clean up and updated the intro a bit

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux Nope, @Potter, you can't. However, when sticky mode is on, you don't need the modifier keys. When sticky mode is on, it holds down the modifier keys URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/411778/#p411778 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector

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Re: Going Linux @84:Thank you so much.I only ever use chromevox on my chromebook, so I've not had a use for sticky mode before, and didn't even know it could be done. wonder if I could just map the chromevox modifier to be insert? URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/411777/#p411777

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Re: Going Linux Okay, one more thing for ChromeVox, @Potter:I'd suggest digging through the settings to set ChromeVox up how you like. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/411741/#p411741 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https

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Re: Going Linux Here's what I do, @Potter:I usually just toggle sticky mode on or off. Double tap insert for that,and then it acts like NVDA in browse mode, for example, H for next heading, L for next link, B for button, et cetera.Not everything is bound by default (which is a pain), so

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux Thank you.Next question, how do I navigate between next and previous heading, link, list, etc, because the modifier is shift pluss alt, therefor i can't use shift to go to previous items. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/411675/#p411675 -- Audiogames-reflector

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Re: Going Linux @Potter:This should work, run it from a terminal or edit your shortcutchromium-browser --enable-speech-dispatcherYou need that last flag to get Chromium to speak, it uses speech-dispatcher, and it works well but YMMV URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/411517/#p411517

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Re: Going Linux I still haven't been able to get chromevox to work. I got the browser and extention installed, however it doesn't speak. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/411479/#p411479 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https

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Re: Going Linux Okay...sonoob question..But.got my new system up and going and it absolutely flies. So. Now. How to change the hostname...And more importantlyhow to change ChromeVox's speech volumeand how to install more voices for Orca? URL: https

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux @78:Congrats, the pie is great for experementation. Personally I don't have one, but I will hopefull get one at some point. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/411266/#p411266 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https

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Re: Going Linux Okay, I've ordered a Rasberry Pi 3B, so yeah, maybe I can get something out of Linux. I just have to lower my expectations a lot from Apple's high standard. Maybe that's been my problem. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/411071/#p411071 -- Audiogames-reflector

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Re: Going Linux I dug out my specs for my old desktop, and though they seem pretty decent, I've run into a lot of weird issues.First offthe specs, as from system monitorCPU:AMD Athlon (tm) II X4 640 x4RAM:8 GBHDD: 1TB SSDGraphics: Nvidia GTX 420So, based off of those specs.I'm

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux I'd rather learn linux by means of virtualizing and such before going linux. Or maybe buying a low-end vps to tryout things.There's a problem: When I install arch on VMWare it freezes up after a while. It seems the OS itself has freezed up because I can open VMWare menus

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux @74Nope, I have not. Will go and investegate! URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/410650/#p410650 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector

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Re: Going Linux @72:Have you tried the limbo PC emulator for android with a minimal debian qcow2 image with speakup loaded into the kernel?That's what I use and it works. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/410615/#p410615 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector

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Re: Going Linux Same distro as me QueensOkay, speaking of email.and browsers, I have an 11-12 year old system and Firefox tends to lag. So. What can I do to speed it up on Mate 18.04? I know it's down ot hardware because, well, I've got the same setup on my I7 machine

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Re: Going Linux @71Thanks!Ah yes, the "dark side" of Apple. I  am gonna be "hopefully" picking up an "IPad Mini 5" when it comes out, though won't purchase it till later on in the year.At least whenn it comes to SSH and FTP on Mobile, apps on Apple are highly

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux @69:Yes, I have tested some of those, KDE (accessibility is a work-in-progress), KDE plasma (same as KDE) and XFCE (works fine)@70:Welcome to the dark side (not the apple one) URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/410577/#p410577 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux Well gang, As of the 8th of February 2019 at 12:00 PM Mountain Standard Time, I have officially "Gone Linux!"As of this writing, I am using Ubuntu 18.04.1 Long Term Support, with "Mate" being my desktop of choice, on this Dell Venue 11 Pro 7140.Fin

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux Well gang, As of the 8th of February 2019 at 12:00 PM Mountain Standard Time, I have officially "Gone Linux!"As of this writing, I am using Ubuntu 18.04.1 Long Term Support, with "Mate" being my desktop of choice, on this Dell Venue 11 Pro 7140.Fin

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux My unwillingness to make it work through admittedly hawkish means? What, using an operating system is "hackish"?Also, have you tested Simimon, KDE, KDE Plasma, and XFCE, LXDE and Fluxbox and such with Orca? I was under the impression that a relatively popular di

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux @67:I don't see really any validity in your points, apart from the one about needing windows for some tasks, games, etc and even then, my answer to that is qemu.As for mail clients, have you tried thunderbird on linux, or evolution?As for Linux accessibility (or, moreover

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux Okay ya'll, these are my oppinions, as I've used Linux off and on for a few years now:TL; DR: I always go back to Windows because Linux accessibility issues, lack of features, and Windows has all the programs and games I need. And with chocolatey, it has a package manager

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Re: Going Linux So. QuestionMy ideal distro has these qualities1. Stable2. No EOL3. Quick development4. Easy for absolutely anyone to use5. Easy to install and configureSo. Given those. Which gets closest?I'll add 6* Must be accessible, for a live system that means Orca out

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux @potterspotter13Congrats! URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/410144/#p410144 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux So I have now "Gone Linux". Thanks to everyone who provided solutions to issues I braight up, on and off the forum. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/410093/#p410093 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux Ok, read the following page, carefully! https://www.lifewire.com/disable-autofi … me-4103633 URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/409772/#p409772 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi

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Re: Going Linux No that's not what I want. I want to turn the autofill off completely in Chromium, not delete my history and such. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/409762/#p409762 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https

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Re: Going Linux Ah, ok!Press ctrl-shift-delete, then tab to the auto fill forms check box, and make sure its checked.Also, if said option isn't under the "basic" tab, its under advanced. You can also look under "privacy settings" as well, to be safe. URL: https://forum

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Re: Going Linux Thatunfortunately doesn't give any search results, I got into settings and looked for autofill. Nothing there. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/409744/#p409744 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https

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Re: Going Linux Search for the words auto fill, in the settings screen. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/409743/#p409743 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames

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Re: Going Linux Okay, next Chromium Q.How do I permanently turn off autofill for forms, exactly? URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/409736/#p409736 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman

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Re: Going Linux Besides Chromevox with either Chrome or Chromium, your best GUI browsers include:1. Firefox (which comes with most distros by default.)2. SeamonkeyOther browsers include "Pale Moon" and "Waterfox," though you may have to install them m

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Re: Going Linux For Chromevox with Chrome or Chromium, press alt-shift-q "twice" by default to switch between Chromevox Next and the same key combination "once" for going back to Chromevox classic.NB. When  switching to Chromevox Next, make sure to press "CTR

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Re: Going Linux For Chromevox with Chrome or Chromium, press alt-shift-q "twice" by default to switch between Chromevox Next and the same key combination "once" for going back to Chromevox classic.NB. When  switching to Chromevox Next, make sure to press "CTR

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Re: Going Linux On the note of default appsnano is VERY easy to use, Just type and hit ctrl+X to exit, it'll ask if you want to save the buffer, so hit yes to save it.Also, I'm liking Chromium and ChromeVox now I figured it out. The two things that bug mea) Settings can't be read

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux True, since the primary commands are always displayed. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/409676/#p409676 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames

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Re: Going Linux Uh... you don't really need to do much reading to get to use Nano. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/409671/#p409671 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux @50Definitely!If you haven't read the Emacspeak Manual from cover to cover (or at least the "basics,) Emacs ain't for ya!The same goes for using the following four other editors. Ya don't have to use all of them, and ya can pick the one that's best for ya, though at

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux @48 and @49Ubuntu Mate and/or Debian, would "fly!" on that thing. @46Indeed... Unless you're gonna throw a "light-weight" Linux distro on that bad boy and use the OS atom processors were "really" made for, amscray!PS. Slint would be a wonder

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux @44, I think I'll get used to it, in time.Is it worth going through the emacs tutorial? URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/409568/#p409568 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin

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Re: Going Linux Dear Jaysus. Outta here with all that.. go go go, gwawn, git. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/409556/#p409556 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames

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Re: Going Linux @46, wait, wait. So you managed to get Windows 10, 32-bit, running on a tablet computer with 32 GB of disk space, a processor that (if it is the atom X5) runs at a maximum of 1.92 GHz... and you budded in here with that why? I don't really see your point. Claiming

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux I fail to see the need for discussing very deliberate off topic matters (i.e. windows) in a Linux discussion topic. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/409543/#p409543 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https

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Re: Going Linux I got a brand new windows 10 laptop for $108 from walmart. It runs very good. And it also has a touch screen and physical keyboard. the RCA cambio with intel atom z8350. And its OS is windows 10 32bit. so can you get very good windows laptops for very cheap? the answer

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux Ah, Emacs. Some like it, some hate it, some aren't sure what to think of it, some "swear" by it!First off, this Wikipedia article:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emacspeak, followed by the official web site:https://github.com/tvraman/emacspeakAlso check ot Par

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Re: Going Linux @43, then Emacs probably isn't for you. You don't have to use Emacs if you don't want to (not everyone likes it). Use what your comfortable with. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/409529/#p409529 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector

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Re: Going Linux @42:I can't read a manual if i don't know how to interact with the software, I've tried pressing enter on the topics in the manual, but nothing. I also can't tell what's static text and what is a link to a potential topic or anything.Think I've honestly just wasted my time

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Re: Going Linux @42:I can't read a manual if i don't know how to interact with the software, I've tried pressing enter on the topics in the manual, but nothing. I also can't tell what's static text and what is a link to a potential topic or anything.Think I've honestly just wasted my time

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Re: Going Linux @42:I can't read a manual if i don't know how to interact with the software, I've tried pressing enter on the topics in the manual, but nothing. I also can't tell what's static text and what is a link to a potential topic or anything.Think I've honestly just wasted my time

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Re: Going Linux @41, it is very powerful. The Emacs manual is very good at explaining Emacs' functionality. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/409523/#p409523 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi

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Re: Going Linux Edited: I now got the method in 35 to work, but now my quesion is, how do I use this, and how to I change the speach rate, and see what all the voice veriations mean?This is, unfortunately, proving to be quite unintuative.I have no idea how to do anything, brows the web

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Re: Going Linux Edited: I now got the method in 35 to work, but now my quesion is, how do I use this, and how to I change the speach rate, and see what all the voice veriations mean?This is, unfortunately, proving to be quite unintuative. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/409518

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Re: Going Linux @35:I tried this method on ubuntu 18.10, and unfortunately, although everything seems to complete fine, I don't have any .emacs folder (or file) in my home directory. Not sure why this is. (it does work with espeak but I have voxine purchased) URL: https

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Re: Going Linux @39, I think VBox is much better on Linux (though I've never tried it myself). I also think its good at virtualizing Windows but, again, haven't tried. If you can, always get DKMS modules; never get hardcoded modules for them. Those break very... easily. URL: https

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Re: Going Linux @38I always run rc versions of new kernel builds, not alpha or beta though, not on a production machine.I don't think they're dkms modules, but you may have just indirectly solved my problem, not sure as of yet.If I can't get vmware to function correctly, how is virtual box

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux @37, if their not DKMS modules, then yeah, its your kernel version. I'm a bit confused why your risking system instability by running Linux kernel 5.0 rC5 though... but hey, not my problem. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/409493/#p409493 -- Audiogames

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux thanks everyone. One last thing (i'll stop being annoying after this I promice) I'm having real issues getting vmware workstation up and running. When it tries to install kernel modules, I get the message:Not all modules could be installed. See the log for details.I've

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Re: Going Linux Voxin with emacspeak also works on Arch Linux. The process is weird, but it does work.@34, I don't believe this actually answers the question (he did say that Orca didn't work with Chrome after all and asked how it could be done accessibly). You can install chrome

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux Voxin with emacspeak also works on Arch Linux. The process is weird, but it does work.@34, I don't believe this actually answers the question (he did say that Orca didn't work with Chrome after all and asked how it could be done accessibly). You can install chrome

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Re: Going Linux @33Your easiest way to get Emacspeak up and running (assuming the distro you want is supported,) is by visitinghttp://voxin.oralux.net, which I have not tried getting said method to work without purchasing a Voxin voice first.Espeak however, is supported with said installer

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux @32You copy the Chromevox extension from Firefox's location bar while on the said page, then after you open up chrome browser, paste in the link into the "ctrl-l" omnibar." After that, press enter, then tab either one or two times which takes you to the

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux Also, sorry for the double post, but instructions for compiling emacspeak to work would be greatly appreciated URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/409436/#p409436 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin

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Re: Going Linux @queenslight:How can this process be done on ubuntu accessibly (installing the chrome browser and then the chromevox extention from inside the browser?), also, isn't the chromevox extention still using chromevox classic? Nasty thing.From what I could tell though, orka

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Re: Going Linux I checked out Cocoanut back in the last quarter of last year, so they really got on it then to update it. Still, I would not use a distro that I cannot update properly. I know there is a lot of dislike for gnome but I like it, it generally works well for me and as long

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux As Advanced Braille Keyboard is now in the "Play Store," hopefully work on Accessible Coconut will get back on track with a new release.By the way, if you haven't checked out the many themes that Mate provides for its desktop, you should! URL: https://forum.audi

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux @Iron:Acessible Coconut isan odd distro. It started out as Gnome, but after people pointed out flaws with Gnome, the dev just slapped Mate on top of it and set it to boot directly into Mate, instead of Gnome. So you have a lot of duplicate programs and some odd choices

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Re: Going Linux I share the Vinux Wiki, do to the info on it, not because of said distro.As for Accessible Coconut, they are on 18.04.https://groups.google.com/forum/?nomobi … CFfQ8IU2SANow, about Chrome.You'll get "mixed" responces there... Especially for the ones who are mor

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux Yeah second the not using cocoanut thing, also wouldn't recommend Chrom(e|ium) under linux because Orca will not work with it and chromevox is junk unless you have the ChromeOS version of it. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/409381/#p409381 -- Audiogames

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux I wouldn't really recommend accessible coconut for anyone who wants up-to-date systems, that system is still on 16.04 and it doesn't seem like it will be updated any time soon. And don't use Vinux; that project has died and will never be updated (and updating it the normal

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux I wouldn't really recommend accessible coconut for anyone who wants up-to-date systems, that system is still on 16.04 and it doesn't seem like it will be updated any time soon. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/409374/#p409374 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list

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Re: Going Linux @potterspotter13Wanting to use Skype on Linux?Your best way these days, is viahttps://web.skype.com/As for Chromevox, it depends on the distro used.If using the "Accessible Coconut" distro, choose the "Chromium," with Speech" option.If using an

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux For "many" Debian-based distros (which have a live environment,) you can press Alt-Super-S (Super key being the "Windows" key,) to toggle on/off the Orca screen reader.For the above and all other distros which have Orca preinstalled, you can also p

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux @potterspotter13, accessibility for windows applications is non-existent in Wine. You can get audio games to work in it but Orca will not read controls of any kind to you, nor will it be able to interface with Wine. Your best bet would be to virtualize Windows if you want

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux @potterspotter13, accessibility for windows applications is non-existent in Wine. You can get audio games to work in it but Orca will not read controls of any kind to you, nor will it be able to interface with Wine. Your best bet would be to virtualize Windows if you want

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux Hello,I am, myself, "going linux".However, I would like a few questions answered first:1. Is it possible to use google chrome on linux accessibly?2. How accessible is skype on linux?3. If I were to want to run audio games or windows programs, how easy is it to mak

Re: Going Linux

Re: Going Linux I was just warning anyone thinking of going Linux, in case they had secure boot. I do happen to have a computer that doesn't use secure boot, so yea for that, but bummer for those who don't.BTW, Ubuntu does support secure boot by the way. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net

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Re: Going Linux Pretty much. URL: https://forum.audiogames.net/post/409301/#p409301 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector

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Re: Going Linux Trisquel requires your computer to have completely open components. It does not, and most likely will not, have support for closed-source drivers. So that pretty much excludes over 95 percent of the computing market for desktops (and even servers, if I'm not mistaken). URL

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Re: Going Linux I don't see how Ubuntu mate could be considered accessible when last I tried it, which was their 18.10 release, Mate was still very much in an unworking state. The welcome center screen kept stopping the terminal from speaking, I had to use xkill to get rid of it. The top

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