If i’m understanding you right, you can both setup and use the vm with virtual box and the command line. I’ll give it a try and see what happens. Any tutorials out there on how to set up and run the vm?
deedra waters dee...@the-brannons.com > On Dec 11, 2014, at 2:32 PM, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Most folks who don't want to deal with the CLI use VMWare but you pay for > that convenience. I haven't used it with Linux but generally you just do > VBoxManage startvm vmname. The VirtualBox installer is the standard Mac one > so you won't have much trouble getting the app itself installed. As far as > what happens inside the virtual machine, that depends on what you install > there. The virtual machine software is just an emulation of a plain old intel > PC. So what you install there is only as accessible as a real box would be. > So if you like speak on linux on a hardware PC then you'll need to get it > that installed on linux on your virtual PC. That won't change any whether you > run virtualbox or vmware. Once you're in the guest OS the virtualization > system is not involved. > > CB > > On 12/11/14, 5:08 PM, deedra waters wrote: >> from what i gather isn’t virtual box a pita to use from the command line…. >> as well, I need the vm to talk using speak or y a s r. So, how does running >> the vm in a command line help me when i need it’s command line to talk? >> >> >> deedra waters >> dee...@the-brannons.com >> >> >> >>> On Dec 11, 2014, at 1:42 PM, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries >>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>> >>> As Genna mentioned previously in this thread, virtualbox does the same >>> thing as vmware and is free. The downside is that the GUI is not very >>> accessible, but you don't really need the GUI as it's all configurable from >>> terminal. In other words you would use terminal to get virtualbox up and >>> running with your unix of choice and then you could do what you want inside >>> that virtual machine. All that said, just remember that OSX is not Linux. >>> It's based on BSD, which also is not Linux. >>> >>> CB >>> >>> On 12/11/14, 3:16 PM, deedra waters wrote: >>>> I like the bratty idea sad though that our display is half defective and >>>> not fixable. I’m thinking vmware is going to end up being my way to go. I >>>> just don’t want to pay a small fortune for vmware when all i want is 1 >>>> linux vm that’s useable. >>>> >>>> >>>> deedra waters >>>> dee...@the-brannons.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Dec 11, 2014, at 12:13 PM, Cheryl Homiak <cah4...@icloud.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> The terminal is fine if one has a braille display and can use brltty, for >>>>> which I know I should write a README but honestly I haven't been able to >>>>> find time to do it! If nobody else does it first, I truly do plan to >>>>> eventually. But in my opinion, without brltty, the terminal isn't much >>>>> fun though it can be used for entering commands without too much trouble. >>>>> With brltty, I just turn voiceover off if using the terminal for any >>>>> length of time because I've had issues with terminal crashing and it >>>>> doesn't seem to happen if voiceover isn't on. >>>>> >>>>> I did run vmware with linux for a time and it's doable. I also fixed up >>>>> an old powerpc Mac mini with wheezy for kind of a backup for my linux >>>>> needs. >>>>> >>>>> Having homebrew and/or Macports does much broaden your options in >>>>> terminal also. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Cheryl >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Go beyond the Christmas story this year; >>>>> meet Immanuel (God with us), >>>>> Jesus, the crucified Savior, >>>>> Christ, the risen LORD!!! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On Dec 11, 2014, at 1:43 PM, deedra waters <dee...@the-brannons.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Well, first of all i’m more or less happy with what i got in terms of >>>>>> the macbook air. it’s portable and light which is good. I was able to >>>>>> sit in the er for several hours waiting for my turn to see the doctor >>>>>> and was actually not bored there for once. >>>>>> >>>>>> I had brought the macbook and a usb headset. Usually when i land in the >>>>>> hospital they end up admitting me because of some of my medical issues. >>>>>> This time though I wasn’t admitted but had i been i’d have books at >>>>>> least! >>>>>> >>>>>> Either way the 10ish hours passed rarely quickly with something to do. I >>>>>> was really annoyed the fact that i couldn’t get my media i’d brought to >>>>>> play for the life of me…. Instead i watched episodes of days of our >>>>>> lives from the iTunes store *snicker* >>>>>> >>>>>> From a linux point of view though things are quite different. for >>>>>> example tail -n 50 doesn’t work across platforms in terms of the mac and >>>>>> linux with the mac you have to type something like tail -50 to get what >>>>>> you want. Little things like that ended up requiring the linux/unix >>>>>> skills of my fiancé to get certain of my scripts and some other python >>>>>> tools to work properly. >>>>>> >>>>>> I’m highly unsatisfied with the terminal though I mean it does simple >>>>>> mac type things fine and works well enough for that but unless i buy >>>>>> vmware fusion or unless there’s a cheaper way of getting a linux vm up >>>>>> and running for those tasks that just don’t do well in the mac terminal >>>>>> >>>>>> The speech interrupts are highly annoying in the terminal i’d kill for >>>>>> a way to turn those off and on. I also ended up buying a few apps that >>>>>> just make things simpler for me. Take the my medical app. With as sick >>>>>> as i am, that app is almost a needed thing. I’ve been working to get as >>>>>> much of my medical records as possible put into the app so that way if >>>>>> worse comes to worse all i have to do is turn voiceover off, they should >>>>>> be able to access and read the info then give the thing back to me. In >>>>>> theory at least it sounds like a great idea. I’m probably going to have >>>>>> to find a way of getting the data to export to a readable format such as >>>>>> pdf for them. >>>>>> >>>>>> Mac journal i also found useful for several things. >>>>>> >>>>>> Over all, i like what i got. I still have a ton to learn but i think >>>>>> that that will come with time and practice. 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