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layout: default
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title: "Blind Linux Config Files"
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permalink: "/blind-linux-config/"
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---
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Here are some configuration files that I have found helpful for blind and visually impaired Linux users:
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{% include toc.html %}
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## Chromium/Electron
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To enable accessibility in Chromium and Electron, use the following flags in `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/chromium-flags.conf` and `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/electron-flags.conf` respectively. `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME` defaults to `$HOME/.config`.
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```text
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--force-renderer-accessibility
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--enable-caret-browsing
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```
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You will also want to add the following to your `~/.bashrc`:
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```text
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export ENABLE_ACCESSIBILITY=1
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```
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## Wi-Fi
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There are a lot of different ways to connect to the internet on Linux, my favourite is with NetworkManager using `nmcli`.
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It can be done as one command like the following (rememnber that `$` is just indicating that a command is being run):
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<pre class="terminal">
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$ nmcli dev wifi con "ssid_here" password "password_here" name "saved_name_for_future"
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</pre>
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And without a password (open network):
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<pre class="terminal">
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$ nmcli dev wifi con "ssid_here" name "saved_name"
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</pre>
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Now that's all well and good, but it's pretty long to remember, so I made a little script in my [scripts repository](https://git.tait.tech/tait/scripts/).
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This has all sorts of nice tools related to making everything easier to use from the command line (which incidently *should* make it easier for blind peeps as well).
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## GPG/PGP/pass
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By default (on some distributions), when `gpg` asks for a private key password, it asks for it in a GUI pop-up window.
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I find this annoying and it is slow on devices like the [PinebookPro](/2021/06/02/pinebook-pro/).
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To disable this and have a plain prompt in your terminal instead, use the following in your `$HOME/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf`:
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```text
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pinentry-program /usr/bin/pinentry-tty
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```
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To activate it, restart gpg-agent by killing it, then attempting to use a private key:
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<pre class="terminal">
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$ killall gpg-agent
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# using gpg directly
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$ gpg --encrypt ...
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# using the pass password manager
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$ pass show your/password
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</pre>
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