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Vinux - Linux for the blind & visually impaired

Feb 9, 2011 6:15AM PST

Vinux is a customized release of Ubuntu aimed at the blind or low vision user. Unlike other Linux distro's, Vinux is accessable straight out of the box. A blind user can boot the "Live Dd" and run the entire installation without sighted help. The current stable LTS release is Vinux 3.0 (based on Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid) and a beta version Vinux 3.1 (based on Ubuntu 10.10 Maveric) was released in December 2010. Either version may be downloaded at www.vinux.org.uk/downloads.html or through our new domain at www.vinux-project.org We have a very small but active user/development group on Google Groups and everybody is freindly and willing to help resolve any issues you may run into during the installation and beyond. You don't have to be shut out of the world of Linux because of a visual impairment. Come join us.

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As with all of my other posts, this will be removed.
Feb 17, 2011 1:53AM PST

There is development for this on powerpc machines.

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Vinux - Linux for the blind and visually impaired
Feb 17, 2011 4:22AM PST

We have a couple powerpc users and while I haven't been following their progress on the mailing list, I think the preferred is running Vinux as VM in Fusion. I'd highly recommend joining the Vinux Support community on Google Groups. We have a small, friendly, and open minded community and discussions aren't limited to solving user problems with Vinux. I'm sure the group will be very happy to help you get Vinux up and running on your powerpc.

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Vinux 3.0.1 LTS Released
Mar 14, 2011 2:26AM PDT

The Vinux Development Team is pleased to announce their latest release. Vinux 3.0.1 is now available through the new website: www.vinuxproject.org

Vinux 3.0.1 is an update to 3.0 with many bug fixes, updates and new features. The 3.0.1 release contains the features of the 3.1 developmental release with the added stability of being based on Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid (LTS) It is currently available in both X86 and X64 editions on both Cd and DVD. VMware and USB versions will follow soon. It is also cross platform. Some users have sucessfully installed Vinux on Mac and Mac Powerbook. The Vinux Support group at googlegroups.com will be very happy to assist you with your install if you have any problems.

Sighted help is no longer necessary for yu to install a Linux based OS on your pc.