Vinux

<h2 id="features">Features</h2>
<p>Vinux allowed blind and visually impaired computer users to install a version of Ubuntu independently. It included <a href="/facts/Orca_(assistive_technology)/vyMMpLeY">Orca</a> (a <a href="/facts/Screen_reader/Twune61n">screen reader</a> and magnifier), Speakup (a <a href="/facts/Command-line_interface/R9JpGmXQ">console</a> screen reader), <a href="/facts/Compiz/lkBxCaUx">Compiz</a> (a magnifier based on 3d technology), and support for Braille displays. Braille displays operate automatically when connected and support grade 1 and 2 <a href="/facts/Braille/SKtJVCmc">Braille</a>. Vinux could run from a <a href="/facts/Live_CD/J4bpHUs1">live CD</a> or <a href="/facts/Live_USB/QNvT9R3D">live USB</a> without making any changes to a current operating system. It could be installed to a USB or hard drive alongside a current operating system or as a complete replacement.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a>
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<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240416060134/https://vinux.org.uk/">Vinux official website</a> at the <a href="/facts/Wayback_Machine/nmQ3a6JC">Wayback Machine</a> (archived 2024-04-16)</li>
<li><a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/vinuxscripts/">Vinux Build Scripts</a></li>
<li><a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/vinux-docs/">Vinux Documentation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=vinux">Vinux</a> at <a href="/facts/DistroWatch/PXUkruJo">DistroWatch</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>Vinux Enhances Productivity for Visually Impaired Users | Reviews | LinuxInsider <a href="https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/82784.html" target="_blank">https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/82784.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>Ubuntu-Based Vinux Linux 5.1 Released for Blind and Partially Sighted People, Softpedia News <a href="https://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-based-vinux-linux-5-1-released-for-blind-and-partially-sighted-people-511978.shtml" target="_blank">https://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-based-vinux-linux-5-1-released-for-blind-and-partially-sighted-people-511978.shtml</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>8 Linux distros for blind and disabled | Opensource.com <a href="https://opensource.com/life/15/8/accessibility-linux-blind-disabled" target="_blank">https://opensource.com/life/15/8/accessibility-linux-blind-disabled</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>5 Lesser Known Ubuntu Based Distro You Have Not Heard Of, MakeTechEasier <a href="https://www.maketecheasier.com/5-lesser-known-ubuntu-based-distro-you-have-not-heard-of/" target="_blank">https://www.maketecheasier.com/5-lesser-known-ubuntu-based-distro-you-have-not-heard-of/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:5"><p>"Royal National College for the Blind: Vinux for the visually impaired". Excellence Gateway. Learning and Skills Improvement Service. 22 October 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2010. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110716094004/http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/page.aspx?o=256746" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20110716094004/http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/page.aspx?o=256746</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:6"><p>"Vinux". DistroWatch. Retrieved 5 December 2019. <a href="https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=vinux" target="_blank">https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=vinux</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:7"><p>Download Vinux 5.1, Softpedia Linux <a href="http://linux.softpedia.com/get/Adaptive-Technologies/Vinux-43337.shtml" target="_blank">http://linux.softpedia.com/get/Adaptive-Technologies/Vinux-43337.shtml</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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