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= Installing Fedora with Orca
Thanks for choosing to install Fedora. The first thing you'll need to
do is put an installer onto a removable disk, like a DVD or Flash
Drive. For maximum accessibility, choose Fedora's Mate spin, found at
https://spins.fedoraproject.org/mate-compiz/download/index.html(The
Fedora Mate download page). Follow a normal guide on flashing the
downloaded image to a flash drive or DVD, and prepare to restart the
computer to begin the installation.
Thanks for choosing to install Fedora. The first thing you'll need to do is put
an installer onto a removable disk, like a DVD or Flash Drive. For maximum
accessibility, choose Fedora's Mate spin, found at
https://spins.fedoraproject.org/mate-compiz/download/index.html(The Fedora Mate
download page). Follow a normal guide on flashing the downloaded image to a
flash drive or DVD, and prepare to restart the computer to begin the
installation.
To install Fedora Mate, hereafter referred to as just "Fedora", you'll
need to start your computer with the installer's drive set as the
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can put down the phone; we won't need it anymore for the installation.
At this time, you are at the live installation screen, where you can
enable Orca, the screen reader. To do this, hold down the Alt key, the
Windows key (which in Linux is called the Super key), and press the S
key, releasing all keys afterwards. So, the key to press is *Alt +
Windows + S*. From now on, though, the Windows key will be called the
Super key, as that's it's name in Linux. You'll hear "screen reader
on", in a robotic, British voice.
enable Orca, the screen reader. To do this, hold down the Alt key, and press the
F2 key, and release both keys. Now, type the word orca, all lowercase. You'll hear "screen reader
on", in a robotic, British voice. If you press an arrow key, you'll find that
you're on the desktop. This is a live system, so you are encouraged to play
around with it.
== Navigating Linux
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lists, and the Space bar or Enter key to activate buttons, check
boxes, and so on.
All that should be familiar to those who have used other operating
systems. The differences are slight. In most programs, to move from
one area of the screen to another, like a large list to the next group
of controls, press Control + Tab. To move backward the same way, use
Control + Shift + Tab. This will be useful in the installer. When a
control cannot be used, you're probably used to hearing "disabled" or
"dimmed". In Linux, Orca says that they are "grayed," meaning "grayed out."
All that should be familiar to those who have used other operating systems. The
differences are slight. In most programs, to move from one area of the screen to
another, like a large list to the next group of controls, press Control + Tab.
To move backward the same way, use Control + Shift + Tab. This will be useful in
the installer. When a control cannot be used, you're probably used to hearing
"disabled" or "dimmed". In Linux, Orca says that they are "grayed," meaning
"grayed out."
Now that you know basic navigation, let's move on to installing the
system.
== Installing Fedora
When you're done looking around, find the "install" icon on the desktop, and
press Enter on it. The installer will open, but it won't have focus. To put
focus on it, press Alt + Tab. Now, you can choose your language. When you've
chosen your language, press Tab, and choose your keyboard layout. The item after
that allows you to test your layout in a text field. Notice that Orca is
speaking slowly, and also speaking every key you press. This can be changed
later. Now, find the Next button and press Enter.
Now, you're in the main area of the installer. There are different areas you can
go to, to prepare different parts of the installation. First is the destination,
where Fedora will be installed. Then there are areas like time, user creation,
and root account. Press Enter on them, one by one, and fill out the information
in each. The part you may have trouble with is the time and timezone selection.
The combo boxes in that area are hard to use, but you can fix your timezone
later if you need to.
When you're ready, press the Begin Installation button. Fedora will begin to
write the changes to the disk. When it's done, you can restart the computer. Be
sure to remove the installation media, the DVD or Flash Drive, from the computer
before restarting it or turning it back on. Now, you're ready to set up your new
Fedora Linux system.

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