help with package manager

[Willie Walker]

Hi Mike:

Currently, in order to use the synaptic package manager and the update
manager, one needs to login as root and run Orca from there.  There's an
outstanding bug on this that we hope to see get resolved for GNOME 2.17.
The bug we've put in Orca to track this (the work is being done
elsewhere) is:

   http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=347124

More information on logging in as root on Ubuntu can be found on the
Orca WIKI:

   http://live.gnome.org/Orca/UbuntuDapperDrake

As work progresses on the bug being tracked by the above, we may also be
able to provide a better script for synaptic and the update manager in
Orca.

Hope this helps,

Will

On Sat, 2006-09-23 at 10:47 -0500, mike coulombe wrote:
> Hi, first I am very pleased with the progress ubuntu has made
> in making their operating system accessible.
>    I was wondering if in the future the package manager will be able to be used with orca,
> and if the software update will also be able to be used.
> I can read everything in software update until I get to the point of checking for updates.
> At that time orca no longer speaks.
> One other thing, is there a way to install the operating system with out sight.
> Thanks Mike. 
>