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Latest revision as of 17:13, 25 February 2010
| Download Source: | http://mielke.cc/brltty/releases/brltty-4.2.tar.gz |
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Contents
Introduction to BRLTTY
BRLTTY is a background process (daemon) which provides access to the Linux/Unix console (when in text mode) for a blind person using a refreshable braille display. It drives the braille display, and provides complete screen review functionality. Some speech capability has also been incorporated.
Project Homepage: http://mielke.cc/brltty/index.html
Dependencies
Optional
Non-Multilib
Check for the presence of all the needed dependencies on your system:
./autogen
Compile the package:
./configure --sysconfdir=/etc && make
As root, install the package
make install
Multilib
This package does not provide any external libraries, only plugins, so only one installation is needed.
64Bit
Check for the presence of all the needed dependencies on your system:
./autogen
Compile the package:
./configure --sysconfdir=/etc \
--libdir=/usr/lib64 &&
make
As root, install the package
make install
Contents
| Installed Directories: | /etc/brltty |
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| Installed Programs: | brltty, xbrlapi |
| Installed Libraries: | libbrlapi |
Short Descriptions
| brltty | is the brltty daemon. |
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| xbrlapi | Allows an access to the X Window System, in particular writting on a braille keyboard. |
