Two answers about how accessible ... 1.) I had several failed attempts at installing a client Linux. Debian did work. Once I got into the Debian installer, I came close to getting a functioning installation, but not quite. Eventually I broke down and granted remote access to a sighted colleague for help with the installation. I do now have a function Debian that I can update in the usual way Linux is updated.
2.) Operational everything is fine once I trick my Mac into giving focus to the client OS. Currently, this seems to require temporarily turning off Voice Over. The Mac seems to want to stay focussed on VMware chrome even when the VM is full screen. However, once I get focus set in the guest/client OS, it just works and continues even after I alt-TAB to other apps. hth Janina Frank Ventura writes: > Thanks, how accessible do you find VMWare Fusion? Also where can I buy it? Is > it in the Mac App Store? Thanks > Frank Ventura > > > On Oct 29, 2024, at 6:02???AM, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > > > I am running VMware on my M2 Macbook. I have Debian with the Speakup > > screen reader in a virtual machine. It's been very stable. I have not > > attempted to run Orca with a graphical Linux environment of any kind. > > The Linux CLI is exactly why I wanted this vm on my Mac. > > > > Alt tabbing into the virtual machine is a bit tricky, but manageable. I > > doubt you'll find any tutorials, though. I could be wrong, of course. > > > > I would not recommend a virtual machine as the vector for learning > > another operating system. Instead, I'd suggest using an older machine > > that you might still have, or could acquire very affordably. Also, the > > knowledge necessary to successfully install Linux is different from what > > you knowledge you need to use it with a screen reader. I suspect self > > installation trips up many people who share your goal. > > > > Best, > > Janina > > > > Frank Ventura writes: > >> Hi all, I would like to experiment with running a few virtual machines on > >> my Mac to familiarize myself with other operating systems such as Linux > >> and Chrome OS Flex. The Mac I am going to be using for this is the 2019 > >> edition of the Mac Pro desktop. Does anyone know what virtualization > >> software for the Mac is currently accessible? Also are there any tutorials > >> or videos on how to do this?Also is better to create a dual boot system? > >> If so are there tutorials for that as well? > >> Thanks > >> Frank Ventura > >> > >> -- > >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac > >> Visionaries list. > >> > >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > >> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > >> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > >> > >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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