Re: [orca-list] Dual booting Linux besides windows questions

[John G Heim <jheim math wisc edu>]

If you are setting up a dual-boot machine, Ubuntu has one significant 
advantage over Debian. When you are repartitioning the disk, Debian will 
ask you a lot of questions about how you want it done. Ubuntu will just 
say that it recognizes you're setting up a dual boot, present a new 
partitioning scheme, and let you accept it. The Debian approach gives 
you more control but if you're new to Linux, you may not know how to 
answer all the questions. You can probably just keep accepting the 
defaults in Debian but it could still be confusing.

Have you considered just running Linux as a virtual machine? I found 
that when i had dual boot machines, I always used either Linux or 
Windows. It's such a pain to reboot that I found myself just sticking 
with whatever I was using. Weeks, months, or even years would go by 
without me booting into the other operating system. Now, I always do 
Linux and run Windows in a virtual machine.


On 7/1/21 12:02 AM, orca-list gnome org wrote:
> Yes, that's what I mean. Which distros have an 
> accessible installation process? Ubuntu is one of them I guess? Is there 
> a more recommended distro?
>
> Thanks,
> Mohammad
>
> On Thu, 1 Jul 2021 at 01:43, Jason White via orca-list 
> <orca-list gnome org <mailto:orca-list gnome org>> wrote:
>
>
>     On 30/6/21 1:15 pm, mohammad suliman via orca-list wrote:
>      > What I intended to ask is whether the setup process itself is
>      > accessible. I am running Windows 10 on a laptop which I bought last
>      > year. From the guide I have read, the steps for setting up seem
>     to be
>      > doable with a screen reader, and I wanted to know whether my
>      > conclusion is correct.
>     If you mean the process of installing Linux, then, yes, it can be
>     accessible with a screen reader, depending on the Linux distribution.
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