Simen Endsjø <simend...@gmail.com> writes: > It was brought to my attention that blind people runs into problems installing > Guix System, while Debian and Arch have solved this better. > > The problem is outlined by the user k.g.roberts, ref > <https://im-in.space/@bubstance/110805249670354167>: > > The installer for Guix System 1.4.0 is basically the same as I remember > it from > a few years ago; boots almost immediately into an ncurses menu for > locale > selection and it takes another few screens to get to the option for a > shell. No > other assistive technologies built into the installer itself outside of > what’s > in the kernel, so a blind installation is doable over a remote > connection after > that point, but would likely be a hassle to get going without > additional help > from a sighted person. > > Dave Dude mention a solution, ref > <https://4bear.com/@wx1g/110806497343739940>: > > They’d need to add a console screen reader, like Fenrir or ESpeakup to > the > installation image, then have something to type, on the boot command > line, to > start the reader. Debian has done this, on its installation images for > a long > time. Arch now does something like this, too. Thanks for looking into > this! > > I’m not the right person to do something like this, just thought I should > report > it in case it’s easy to fix.
Hello, I CC this email to bug-guix to open an issue now. Thank you for the report!
