Re: Usb stick with screen reader for tails overlay network. Linux, mac and windows machines physical. Usb stick into usb device on the computer and the tails and gnome os linux and tails are running i

2024-10-01 Thread 'Sabahattin Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries
Yes. Tails and Tor merged recently so this is basically an all-purpose anonymity browser and it's great to see it includes the Orca screen reader. However, bear in mind that as far as Macs are concerned, this one will only boot on Intel Macs, so not contemporary Apple Silicon Macs. The best you

Usb stick with screen reader for tails overlay network. Linux, mac and windows machines physical. Usb stick into usb device on the computer and the tails and gnome os linux and tails are running in th

2024-10-01 Thread Eiret
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Re: Virtual machines for the Mac and linux.

2024-08-17 Thread matthew dyer
. Matthew On Aug 17, 2024, at 3:20 PM, 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries wrote: On 17/8/24 11:32, Anders Holmberg wrote: Since VMware is not going to be gone I was wondering if you can run linux in parallels? Or are there any other ways such as emu or something else to do t

Re: Virtual machines for the Mac and linux.

2024-08-17 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
On 17/8/24 11:32, Anders Holmberg wrote: Since VMware is not going to be gone I was wondering if you can run linux in parallels? Or are there any other ways such as emu or something else to do this? You could try the following, about which I've heard positive reports. I haven'

Re: Virtual machines for the Mac and linux.

2024-08-17 Thread Maurice A. Mines
Hi yes I run Fedora linux in a Parallels Vm. Maurice Mines. > On Aug 17, 2024, at 15:32, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > Since VMware is not going to be gone I was wondering if you can run linux in > parallels? > Or are there any other ways such as emu or somethi

Virtual machines for the Mac and linux.

2024-08-17 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Since VMware is not going to be gone I was wondering if you can run linux in parallels? Or are there any other ways such as emu or something else to do this? Bless. /A -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or

Re: What linux distort will work best whin running Vm Ware fusion on a m2 Mac?

2024-06-15 Thread mr.robertcole via MacVisionaries
Try Linux Mint Mate. > On Jun 15, 2024, at 7:11 PM, Maurice A. Mines wrote: > > Hi all the subject line says it all. I am working on showing som > trends what using Vm Ware Fusion on a Mac is like from a blind > persons prospective. > > Have a

What linux distort will work best whin running Vm Ware fusion on a m2 Mac?

2024-06-15 Thread Maurice A. Mines
Hi all the subject line says it all. I am working on showing som trends what using Vm Ware Fusion on a Mac is like from a blind persons prospective. Have a outstanding Saturday everyone. Maurice Mines. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac V

Re: Capslock in Linux

2023-04-29 Thread mr.robertcole via MacVisionaries
Hi, I’m using a Intel Mac with VM Ware. I never had a problem with the Caps key. Did you select the Caps key or the insert key in the Orca settings? Rob > On Apr 29, 2023, at 12:49 AM, Kelly Ford wrote: > > Hi, > > Does anyone know of a way to issue the Capslock key in

Re: Capslock in Linux

2023-04-29 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries
> On Apr 29, 2023, at 00:49, Kelly Ford wrote: > > Does anyone know of a way to issue the Capslock key in a Linux OS when > running Parallels on a silicon Mac? No, I always run Orca directly on hardware, not virtualized. Your desktop environment of choice may have options t

Capslock in Linux

2023-04-28 Thread Kelly Ford
Hi, Does anyone know of a way to issue the Capslock key in a Linux OS when running Parallels on a silicon Mac? On Windows I remap a key using Sharp Keys or the recently updated Windows Power Toys. I’m just trying to figure out how to issue commands to ORCA. Kelly -- The following

Linux

2020-08-08 Thread Nebojsa Tasic
Hi Jason! I have to compile and run a C++ application on Linux, but I am not familiar with them. The application is here: http://www.robots.ox.ac.uk/~vgg/software/via/docs/via_shared_project_server_setup.html I pulled the Ubuntu image via Docker on Mac. Then I pasted the code from the site

Linux

2020-08-08 Thread Nebojsa Tasic
Hi Devin! I have to compile and run a C++ application on Linux, but I am not familiar with them. The application is here: http://www.robots.ox.ac.uk/~vgg/software/via/docs/via_shared_project_server_setup.html I pulled the Ubuntu image via Docker on Mac. Then I pasted the code from the site

Re: Vmware tools for linux.

2020-06-28 Thread 'Sabahattin Gucukoglu' via MacVisionaries
If your distro packages it, install open-vm-tools. These are VMWare’s guest tools ported to particular distributions. VMware encourages this. -- 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 l

Re: Vmware tools for linux.

2020-06-24 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Well i don’t know that yet but i dig into the docs./A > 23 juni 2020 kl. 06:05 skrev Simon A Fogarty : > > Normally this is a set of executable files that are or need to be installed > to your vm machine in your case a linux machine, > It sets up video / graphics and audio

Re: Vmware tools for linux.

2020-06-23 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
na Anders Holmberg writes: > Hi! > I actually need to install vmware Tools for Linux but the installer seems > inaccessible in a graphical environment. > I got some questions that VoiceOver was able to read then nothing more > happens. > Is there any console or terminal based inst

RE: Vmware tools for linux.

2020-06-22 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Normally this is a set of executable files that are or need to be installed to your vm machine in your case a linux machine, It sets up video / graphics and audio related drivers or devices so that your vm thinks it is configured as a new machine with the correct device related drivers etc

Vmware tools for linux.

2020-06-22 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! I actually need to install vmware Tools for Linux but the installer seems inaccessible in a graphical environment. I got some questions that VoiceOver was able to read then nothing more happens. Is there any console or terminal based installer for vmware tools? /A -- The following

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-04-02 Thread 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries
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Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-04-02 Thread Karen Lewellen
Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries wrote: Well, Maurice. You can't. You can only use your boot camp option for one OS, and I didn't know you were already using your bootcamp option for Windows. Don't think you said that before. Honestly, you'll be better off saving up

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-04-02 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
ark > > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of maurice mines > Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 11:08 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate > machi

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-04-02 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
te: > > > > Well, Maurice. You can't. You can only use your boot camp option for one > > OS, and I didn't know you were already using your > > bootcamp option for Windows. Don't think you said that before. > > > > > > Honestly, you'll b

RE: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-31 Thread M. Taylor
Subject: Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list Good morning, unfortunately there were many reasons in my world where Windows must stay. And unfortunately it cannot be moved and no I don’t have money to buy another machine. First reason

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-31 Thread maurice mines
; via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Well, Maurice. You can't. You can only use your boot camp option for one > OS, and I didn't know you were already using your > bootcamp option for Windows. Don't think you said that before. > > > Honestly, you'll be

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-31 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Well, Maurice. You can't. You can only use your boot camp option for one OS, and I didn't know you were already using your bootcamp option for Windows. Don't think you said that before. Honestly, you'll be better off saving up some money for a separate Linux machine. So

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-30 Thread maurice mines
I downloaded the talking Arch linux. How due put in to boot camp ms windows is already in bootcamp. Your friend Maurice Mines. Ps please forgive my bad spelling I am not using Dragon to write this email. > On Mar 30, 2020, at 18:18, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > wrote:

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-30 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Maurice: VoiceOver won't speak your Linux in a vm. For that you'll want either good old Speakup or the newer Fenrir. Beyond that it's really a question of where you'll be most comfortable. Lots of blind folks are using both thos distributions. If it matters I can tell y

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-30 Thread maurice mines
ies > wrote: > > Andrew: > > I will attempt my own answer to your questions. Karen will likely have > her own answer for you. > > I'm unaccustomed to hearing that term applied to a machine running a > Linux as it's one and only OS; however, it is true that you

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-29 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Andrew: I will attempt my own answer to your questions. Karen will likely have her own answer for you. I'm unaccustomed to hearing that term applied to a machine running a Linux as it's one and only OS; however, it is true that you can do a lot from the Linux CLI. Looking at the ite

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-29 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Karen: You are correct. Linux under Microsoft's WSL is not a complete replacement for a fully capable Linux machine. It's not trying to be that. It's providing access to tools software developers need. When early beta versions of WSL were first made available, my heavyweight pro

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-29 Thread Karen Lewellen
My understanding from the suggested idea is for you to secure hardware, and install Linux only. a console rather than desktop edition. If I am mistaken by the suggestion I will certainly stand corrected. I personally use Linux Ubuntu via shell services, reaching them via ssh TELNET. At

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-29 Thread 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries
I’m going to show my utter ignorance. What do you mean by virgin only linux machine? I don’t lack education but in computers/operating systems, I’m a baby so I need little steps. So do you mean pure Linux? And does this exist? Can we therefore run email, web browser, document creation like

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-29 Thread Karen Lewellen
If I follow, that would not be the case if one created a virgin Linux only machine though correct? having never been a windows user, I was simply wondering if one could use the Linux command line platform in its entirety, but it seems that is not the case. These days even DOS has Links

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-29 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Karen: It would be the same as you're already familiar with from other Linux situations. It's just the plain old Linux console, so the two likely options are lynx the cat or links the chain. Of course, you still have the option to Alt-TAB your way to the Windows desktop for Chrome, F

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-29 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
ot > of cases quicker to use. > > > > -Original Message- > From: 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > Sent: Sunday, 29 March 2020 7:34 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a sepa

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-29 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
sktop? > > An from what I've been told the server version is pretty much the same as the > desktp but without the built in gui interface and everything already done for > you. > > -Original Message- > From: 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries >

RE: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-29 Thread Simon A Fogarty
s@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list Hi, Simon: Yes, but not the graphical desktop of Ubuntu, and not the audio device drivers either. Just the command line environment. Learn more here: https://docs.m

RE: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-29 Thread Simon A Fogarty
cases quicker to use. -Original Message- From: 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries Sent: Sunday, 29 March 2020 7:34 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list Hi, Simon: Yes, but not t

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-29 Thread Karen Lewellen
eople don't grok the import of command line interface only. Perhaps it's because the Terminal application available in the OS X Utilities folder seems such an afterthought to many people--like--what a boring utility, why would I ever want it? Well, it's the whole ballgame of the Micr

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-28 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
ty, why would I ever want it? Well, it's the whole ballgame of the Microsoft Substem for Linux, and it's a powerful and major part of Linux (and really all starnix) environments. That's where the power users hang out, not in the point and click environments. Best, Janina Sim

RE: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-28 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Hang on what? Ubuntu will install in to windows ? That would be great if it didn't screw up my windows install How do I do this and is it something you would recommend for someone who really hasn't touched linux in years? -Original Message- From: 'Janina Sajka'

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-28 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
a general perspective: 1.) Spend as much as you can and get a machine loaded to the gills that you plan to keep for half a dozen years at least. This has been my modus, and it's my approach with the Mac Mini I just ordered. My Linux machines tend to last me around 8 years each. * B

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-28 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Andrew: First, congratulations for getting your first Linux up and working. You made a liar out of me by getting Orca working, and that's perfectly fine! The email you want is Thunderbird. You should be able to install as root: apt-get install thunderbird You may first want to update

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-28 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
e, to say nothing of carefully crafted configuration files. Ubuntu is what I run on my Windows machine. Yes, Microsoft is now supporting running Linux virtual machines inside Windows, and the best supported of them is Ubuntu. Kind of fun using NVDA with a Ubuntu shell to ssh into my Linux server.

RE: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-28 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Hi Janina Could yo contact me off list si...@fogarty.net.nz I've got a couple of linux related questions and this isn't the list for that. Cheers, Simon F -Original Message- From: 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries Sent: Friday, 27 March 2020 6:55 PM To: &

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-27 Thread Tim M
I have found that even a 10 or 15 yearold computer will run linux. Tim M z200...@gmail.com <mailto:z200...@gmail.com> The problem is accessibility of the desktop environment and witch type of accessibility you need to use. The top desktops I found to work with speech the best are gnome

RE: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-27 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Hi Andrew, I will just pipe up here and say that for running linux you wont need much but anything you buy today will be / should be great for a few years running linux I’d think that anything with a 64bit processor and 8gb ram should work well for a great time period. From: 'Andrew Lam

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-27 Thread 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries
Dear Janina, thank you very much for this informative email. I shall certainly follow your advice. Depending on the future finances, and when I can go back to work after coronavirus, I may consider purchasing a newer machine to run linux on. This laptop, I have finally remembered, is Dell

RE: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-27 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Hi Janina, Your knowledge and expertise has got me interested, What about ubuntu these days? -Original Message- From: 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries Sent: Friday, 27 March 2020 6:55 PM To: 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries Subject: Re: OT: anybody on the

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-26 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
main thing the main thing. Linux is a "some assembly" required kind of environment. If you break it, you get to keep both pieces. So, forget vmware or any other virtualization. Not because they're unworthy, they're perfect for their task, but they're complicating factors that

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-26 Thread Tim M
020, at 3:37 PM, Thomas M <mailto:tmc...@gmx.com>> wrote: > > > > Yes I have a pc running 3 drives separately, a laptop, and a raspberry pi. > The only windows machine in this house is my wife's machine, and an old > machine that belonged to her that is crap

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-26 Thread Thomas M
Yes I have a pc running 3 drives separately, a laptop, and a raspberry pi. The only windows machine in this house is my wife's machine, and an old machine that belonged to her that is crapping out. Everything else is linux or Apple products here. Since the group is set to show peop

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-26 Thread 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries
Hello, A few years ago I had a go at trying to learn Linux but I failed and gave it up. I never quite parted with the idea of ever returning to it. So firstly I’d like to find out what distro I could most reliably install in VMWare Fusion or on an old Del laptop from 2007 I think, and whether

Re: OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-25 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Several of us on this list are long time Linux users. What are you looking for? 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries writes: > Hi, > > Does anybody on the list use Linux successfully either in virtual environment > or on a separate computer? Please email off list if you

OT: anybody on the list using Linux in VMWare or on a separate machine? Pls answer off list

2020-03-25 Thread 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Does anybody on the list use Linux successfully either in virtual environment or on a separate computer? Please email off list if you wouldn’t mind sharing your experiences. Andrew -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any

Re: Vmware Fusion with Linux machines

2020-02-07 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
oot the host to get everything working properly again. > > Tom > > > -Original Message- > From: 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries > Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2020 8:38 AM > To: 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries > Subject: Re: Vmware Fusi

Re: Vmware Fusion with Linux machines

2020-02-06 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries
I don’t use VMWare, so I’m not familiar with the reputable sources of appropriate images. However, a quick Web search on “debian vmware images” gave results that seemed immediately useful. A little research on the Web regarding your preferred Linux distributions should answer the question

RE: Vmware Fusion with Linux machines

2020-02-06 Thread Tom Moore
What distros do you know of that have ready to go images for Vmware? Tom From: 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2020 8:09 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Vmware Fusion with Linux machines It would probably be better to d

RE: Vmware Fusion with Linux machines

2020-02-06 Thread Tom Moore
From: 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2020 8:38 AM To: 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries Subject: Re: Vmware Fusion with Linux machines You don't describe what issue you're experiencing. There is a bug recently discussed on the Speakup list

Re: Vmware Fusion with Linux machines

2020-02-06 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
ly by word back. Knowing this vulnerability I continue to use my Linux quite successfully. Jason's suggestion is also a good option. Best, Janina 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries writes: > Have you tried Fenrir as your screen reader on the Linux machines? > > https

Re: Vmware Fusion with Linux machines

2020-02-06 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries
response, some time ago, was to move beyond Speakup by switching to Fenrir. From: on behalf of Tom Moore Reply-To: Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at 20:25 To: Subject: RE: Vmware Fusion with Linux machines Hi, I have not tried this screen reader as it is hard enough to get the basic

RE: Vmware Fusion with Linux machines

2020-02-05 Thread Tom Moore
Wednesday, February 05, 2020 8:00 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Vmware Fusion with Linux machines Have you tried Fenrir as your screen reader on the Linux machines? https://linux-a11y.org/index.php?page=fenrir-screenreader There was recently a mailing list discuss

Re: Vmware Fusion with Linux machines

2020-02-05 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries
Have you tried Fenrir as your screen reader on the Linux machines? https://linux-a11y.org/index.php?page=fenrir-screenreader There was recently a mailing list discussion of the dependencies that had to be installed to run it under Debian. There’s already an Arch Linux package in the Arch

Vmware Fusion with Linux machines

2020-02-05 Thread Tom Moore
Hi guys, Has anyone had any problems with the stability of Linux machines after Debian 8 and Centos 6 as far as Speakup goes in Vmware fusion 11 and 11.5? This has been an issue that I’ve seen for quite some time, and it is now really starting to becoming annoying with newer versions of Linux

Re: How about some Linux with your Windows 10 Bootcamp?

2019-05-15 Thread Maurice Mines
blind of California Bakersfield chapter. On 15 May 2019, at 8:42, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries wrote: Power Shell is very interesting. It's arguably more advanced than the Linux shell, be it bash, zsh, or whatever, because it's database driven. The linux command line si

Re: How about some Linux with your Windows 10 Bootcamp?

2019-05-15 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Power Shell is very interesting. It's arguably more advanced than the Linux shell, be it bash, zsh, or whatever, because it's database driven. The linux command line simply parses the text submitted by the press of Enter/Return. One think I like about Power Shell is its very aware hel

RE: How about some Linux with your Windows 10 Bootcamp?

2019-05-15 Thread Simon Fogarty
Yes it works to a point in terminal Not great but it can be useable. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Karen Lewellen Sent: Wednesday, 15 May 2019 1:47 AM To: 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries Subject: Re: How about some Linux with your

RE: How about some Linux with your Windows 10 Bootcamp?

2019-05-15 Thread Simon Fogarty
Still I'm going to have to learn more linux, Although if you know linux you can use powershell as th ey have made ps work with linux and dos commands as well as powershell commands -Original Message- From: 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries Sent: Tuesday, 14 May

Re: How about some Linux with your Windows 10 Bootcamp?

2019-05-14 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
article suggesting this might be the end of Linux distributions all together. Kare On Tue, 14 May 2019, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries wrote: > Hi, Karen: > > This isn't for Voice Over and the Apple OS X environment. It's for > Windows 10, so is relevant he

Re: How about some Linux with your Windows 10 Bootcamp?

2019-05-14 Thread Karen Lewellen
all that aspect is not really important. Although I have come across more than one article suggesting this might be the end of Linux distributions all together. Kare On Tue, 14 May 2019, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi, Karen: This isn't for Voice Over and

Re: How about some Linux with your Windows 10 Bootcamp?

2019-05-14 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! You can of course use brltty but this is tricky to set up from what i understand. Not on the linux side but on the mac side. I gave it up. /A > 13 maj 2019 kl. 18:00 skrev Georgina Joyce : > > Hello Karen, > > I have only used linux applications a nd utilities that run f

Re: How about some Linux with your Windows 10 Bootcamp?

2019-05-14 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Microsoft first introduced a Linux subsystem in Windows 10. Perhaps the fact that the new approach Microsoft announced relies on a virtual machine might indeed take Windows screen readers out of the picture, and one will need something native to Linux like Fenrir probably. Time will tell, I suppose.

Re: How about some Linux with your Windows 10 Bootcamp?

2019-05-14 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Simon: I don't think it's an actual parallel situation. Windows isn't switching to a Linux kernel for native Windows desktop and apps. Rather, they're adding a more tightly integrated Linux subsystem into Windows 10 based on a compile of the native Linux kernel running

RE: How about some Linux with your Windows 10 Bootcamp?

2019-05-14 Thread Simon Fogarty
Why not, apple have used unix for years without issue, It might help windows work faster. -Original Message- From: 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries Sent: Tuesday, 14 May 2019 12:46 AM To: MacVisionaries Subject: How about some Linux with your Windows 10 Bootcamp? Announced

Re: How about some Linux with your Windows 10 Bootcamp?

2019-05-13 Thread 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries
wrote: >> >> Hello Karen, >> >> I have only used linux applications a nd utilities that run from the command >> line. So if you think VoiceOVer works consistently in the terminal then the >> answer is yes. However, if you are frustrated over the way in w

Re: How about some Linux with your Windows 10 Bootcamp?

2019-05-13 Thread Karen Lewellen
only used linux applications a nd utilities that run from the command line. So if you think VoiceOVer works consistently in the terminal then the answer is yes. However, if you are frustrated over the way in which VoiceOver works in the terminal then the answer to your question is no. I know quite a

Re: How about some Linux with your Windows 10 Bootcamp?

2019-05-13 Thread 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries
I use TDSR for the Mac terminal. Its not Fenrir on Linux, but it works well. Just do everything in screen so if TDSR crashes, you won't lose what you're doing. Sent from my iPhone > On May 13, 2019, at 11:00 AM, Georgina Joyce wrote: > > Hello Karen, > > I have onl

Re: How about some Linux with your Windows 10 Bootcamp?

2019-05-13 Thread Georgina Joyce
Hello Karen, I have only used linux applications a nd utilities that run from the command line. So if you think VoiceOVer works consistently in the terminal then the answer is yes. However, if you are frustrated over the way in which VoiceOver works in the terminal then the answer to your

Re: How about some Linux with your Windows 10 Bootcamp?

2019-05-13 Thread Karen Lewellen
Does voiceover remain consistent when using Linux in this way? Karen On Mon, 13 May 2019, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries wrote: Announced last week and causing quite a stir in certain circles, Microsoft is tightly integrating a Linux subsystem into Windows 10 for shipment later

How about some Linux with your Windows 10 Bootcamp?

2019-05-13 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Announced last week and causing quite a stir in certain circles, Microsoft is tightly integrating a Linux subsystem into Windows 10 for shipment later this year. https://www.pcworld.com/article/3394680/how-windows-and-chrome-quietly-made-2019-the-year-of-linux-on-the-desktop.html Oh, and every

Re: Linux [Was: How to work around edit boxes that refuse input?]

2019-04-04 Thread Eric Oyen
uick note that may be useful ... > > If your Mac provides a USB 3 port, I suggest you can successfully use it > to run Linux quite successfully at boot time, and even via a vm. > > I have Arch Linux installed on a 256Gb USB flash stick which I picked up > for around $60 a year or so ago. I

Linux [Was: How to work around edit boxes that refuse input?]

2019-04-03 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Eric: Just a quick note that may be useful ... If your Mac provides a USB 3 port, I suggest you can successfully use it to run Linux quite successfully at boot time, and even via a vm. I have Arch Linux installed on a 256Gb USB flash stick which I picked up for around $60 a year or so ago

Re: VoiceOver and Linux

2016-11-28 Thread Scott Granados
gus MacKinnon wrote: > > I was thinking of installing Brew on my El Capitan iMac and learning more > about Linux via terminal. Any problems with VoiceOver I should know about? > Thank you. > > Angus MacKinnon > > -- > The following information is important for all members

Re: VoiceOver and Linux

2016-11-28 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries
Angus MacKinnon wrote: > I was thinking of installing Brew on my El Capitan iMac and learning more > about Linux via terminal. Any problems with VoiceOver I should know about? First, be aware that Mac OS is based on BSD UNIX, not on Linux, hence there are subtle differences between wh

VoiceOver and Linux

2016-11-28 Thread Angus MacKinnon
I was thinking of installing Brew on my El Capitan iMac and learning more about Linux via terminal. Any problems with VoiceOver I should know about? Thank you. Angus MacKinnon -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or

Re: Windows and Linux and VM's

2016-01-29 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
I’ve no idea then, this was a fresh install of VBox; it hasn’t been on here before. Very frustrating. If you should figure out what the secret is, please tell us about it, as I’d love to have the choice again to use an alternative hypervisor. As things stand it looks like the only option is t

RE: Windows and Linux and VM's

2016-01-29 Thread Simon Fogarty
isionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sabahattin Gucukoglu Sent: Saturday, 30 January 2016 2:52 AM To: 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries Subject: Re: Windows and Linux and VM's I just tried VirtualBox 5.0.14 on El Capitan, and it’s unusable for

Re: Windows and Linux and VM's

2016-01-29 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
I just tried VirtualBox 5.0.14 on El Capitan, and it’s unusable for me. It bundles the QT5 accessible widgets plugin, and I’ve enabled the app under Security & Privacy, Accessibility. No go. All I hear, when I start the main app, is a lot of unknowns. Only the menu bar speaks. How are you g

RE: Windows and Linux and VM's

2016-01-29 Thread Simon Fogarty
- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jonathan C. Cohn Sent: Friday, 29 January 2016 7:43 AM To: 'Adrian Leong' via MacVisionaries Subject: Windows and Linux and VM's Hello, After 6 months of not having a personal Macintosh to w

Re: Windows and Linux and VM's

2016-01-28 Thread 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries
I haven't played with it a whole lot but the free VirtualBox supposedly lets you do everything from terminal so it might be worth playing around in. Won't cost you anything but time to try. http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/5.0.14/VirtualBox-5.0.14-105127-OSX.dmg CB On 1/28/16 1:42 PM

Windows and Linux and VM's

2016-01-28 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Hello, After 6 months of not having a personal Macintosh to work on, I picked up a new MacBook Air with a full complement of CPU and memory I feel for the first time that I might be able to do some work on a other OS’s on a machine that I own. I am assuming that I want to use VM’s because I wil

Re: requesting help with linux and VM Fusion on mac.

2016-01-19 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
he Mac called Backup and > just added > > /Volumes/Backup -maproot=cblouch > > cblouch was my username on both boxes. I then did an nfsd enable to start > things up. From the linux side I did something like: > > mount network_address_of_my_mac:/Volumes/Backup /root/backm

Re: requesting help with linux and VM Fusion on mac.

2016-01-19 Thread 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries
alled Backup and just added /Volumes/Backup -maproot=cblouch cblouch was my username on both boxes. I then did an nfsd enable to start things up. From the linux side I did something like: mount network_address_of_my_mac:/Volumes/Backup /root/backmount where backmount was an existing folder in /roo

Re: problems with shared folders between mac and linux sold

2016-01-19 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
Hi Janina, On 18 Jan 2016, at 22:06, 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries wrote: > Well, if you mean the integration of all the tools in an out of the box > installed product, it's certainly there on Linux for many users. The > a11y use case has also been demonstrated b

Re: requesting help from anyone using linux sonar in a virtual machine

2016-01-19 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
environment, so please don't have expectations of a similar experience. My best advice is to not worry about the desktop initially, and try some straight forward application like the Firefox web browser to get an experience on Linux that will be more familiar. How to bring up firefox? Your command b

Re: requesting help from anyone using linux sonar in a virtual machine

2016-01-19 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Hi Again, Michael: You've found me out! I tend to run my integrity checks on Linux, which I nfs mount to my Mac. However, a quick Google search for: osx checksum brings up several relevant results. Off the top of my head I wouldn't know whether or not any graphical checksum

Re: requesting help with linux and VM Fusion on mac.

2016-01-19 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Michael: Michael Marshall writes: > what linux do you use? I've been a Fedora user since the days it was just called Red Hat. At various times I have also had Debian machines. I currently also have Arch on an old laptop, and have had a go at installing Arch in a VMware vm. >

Re: requesting help from anyone using linux sonar in a virtual machine

2016-01-18 Thread Michael Marshall
> > Janina > > Michael Marshall writes: >> hey, >> i am sorry i'm posting here but it's the only place i know of. >> it would not let me proceed, there is something about that ISO file that >> Fusion absolutely hates. >> it knows that it is a

Re: requesting help from anyone using linux sonar in a virtual machine

2016-01-18 Thread Michael Marshall
installer >>>>> that sonar will be using is now working for the most part according to >>>>> kindle clark. Just wanted to pass that along to give you heads up. >>>>> >>>>> Matthew >>>>> >>>>> >>

Re: problems with shared folders between mac and linux sold

2016-01-18 Thread Michael Marshall
hey, here are the steps that i took. do not trust official documentation and tutorials. I launched a virtual machine, linux, i then went into the virtual machines menu in Fusion 8 and hit the install VM tools, it then mounted the image on linux. i started terminal and using ctrl shift T i pasted

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