Topic by David 2014-08-10 23:05:19

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Hey all,
This might be a long post, so I apologize.
A couple of weeks ago, I was looking at dual booting Linux with Mac. I tried, 4 or so times to install the latest Vinux version, but every time I do, at the second half of the installer, at approximately 60 percent, the setup crashes. Then, I just gave up. But now, I am wanting to dual boot Vinux alongside my 8.1 machine. Is this doable? What sort of hurdles would I run in, tasks would I need to perform, etc? I already have a bootable USB drive created. Thanks for all of your help.

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Reply by Sebby 2014-08-11 04:54:23

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Macs use EFI; perhaps that was the cause of the problem? Vinux does seem to be a bit behind on things. The same problem may well befall your Windows 8 machine, although at least in theory it should be better supported.

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Reply by David 2014-08-11 05:03:54

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Ahh, hmm, I wonder if I were to use, say, Ubuntu, I would get better results?

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Reply by David 2014-08-11 05:06:23

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After all, Ubuntu did work with the Mac so... Hmm...

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Reply by Sebby 2014-08-11 05:23:18

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Quite likely, yes. Be sure you have backups, and then give it a try. Of course, usual caveat applies concerning Ubuntu. Fedora is also known to handle EFI Macs correctly.

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Reply by David 2014-08-11 05:29:56

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How accessible is Fedora?

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Reply by jack 2014-08-11 05:54:51

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I would recommend ubuntu as it has been the most popular I've seen, at least from an a11y standpoint. I'm using it alongside my windows 7.

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Reply by David 2014-08-11 05:57:11

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Should I go the Wubi route? Or, jack, how did you do it.

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Reply by blindncool 2014-08-11 20:07:41

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I would stay away from WUBI. Also, you might try sonar linux at http://sonargnulinux.com which is based on ubuntu. Sonar is pretty much an updated version of vinux, and is available with different desktops such as LXDE and gnome.

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Reply by arqmeister 2014-08-11 20:31:47

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Sonar is now based on arch, or Manjaro linux to be spasific. It's arch with a working desktop environment. The installer is a bear to get working though, at least on my end, so good luck. Probably should just stick with ubuntu 14.4 LTS for a while.

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Reply by Sebby 2014-08-12 12:20:53

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Fedora is not for the easily distressed.

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Reply by scotf2012 2014-08-14 18:41:05

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I would give Vinux a shot, except it seems like it hasn't been updated in years, and I'm not sure of any alternatives that come up speaking, or if there are easy ways to make general-purpose Linux distros, i.e. Ubuntu, to be easily configured that way.

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Reply by speeder 2014-08-14 23:08:52

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all regular distros except a certain few include some form of speech. for ubuntu, all isos have orca, or as it is now called, screen reader,  with control s. with the cli installer of debian it's s and enter to start speech with speakup. any gui installs iether need sighted assistance or use of the terminal for debian and fidora. for any brand of suse linux such as open suse, novel desktop 9, and etc require that you launch speech manually with alt+f2, orca depending on the gui used. stay away from pair os and any os not based on anything previously mentioned.

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