[NFBCS] deploying a virtual machine

[Jim Barbour]

I use the libvirt framework and the virt-install command.  I know it is available on ubuntu 20.04 and fairly certain other linux distros have it as well.

This is how I boot off of the windows partition of a dual-boot system.  Note that you'll need to make sure you have a bios.bin file available and that you have a network bridge set up.

This will use KVM as the virtual platform, though you can choose others.

Happy to answer questions about errors and such, either on or off list.

#!/bin/bash
if [ ! -w / ]; then
   echo "I need to run as root." >&2
   exit 3
fi

virt-install --name jbar --memory 8192 --vcpus 2 --hvm --destroy-on-exit --transient --os-variant win10 --sound default --cpu host --import --disk /dev/sda --boot uefi "$@"


On Fri, Feb 05, 2021 at 09:41:09AM -0500, Tom Moore via NFBCS wrote:
> Hi,
> I would be interested in a script that will allow for running windows under
> Linux.
> 
> Tom
> 
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> From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Tod Fassl via NFBCS
> Sent: Thursday, February 4, 2021 8:36 PM
> To: Amelia Pellicciotti via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Tod Fassl <fassl.tod at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NFBCS] deploying a virtual machine
> 
> I take it you mean you need to run Linux on a virtual machine. If you have
> to create andrun a virtual machine from a Linux distrobution, then you're in
> luck. VirtualBox for Linux might be the most accessible virtual environment
> there is. All configuration of the virtual machine can be done at a command
> prompt with VirtualBox.
> 
> 
> I can send you a Linux bash script that creates a virtual machine and
> installs Windows 10 on it. You need a Windows 10 installation image and a
> installation key. But it runs on a Linux machine.
> 
> 
> If that won't do, I suggest you look into using the VirtualBox command line
> for Windows. A quick google search found this page which seems like a good
> place to start:
> 
> https://www.ghacks.net/2018/01/02/how-to-change-the-properties-of-virtualbox
> -virtual-machines/
> 
> 
> I really think that using the vboxmanage command is the way to go here. 
> I've had a great deal of success with it in Linux.
> 
> 
> 
> On 2/4/21 7:01 PM, Amelia Pellicciotti via NFBCS wrote:
> > Good evening everyone,
> > I am a cyber security student pursuing the 501 cert, and I am a 
> > full-time screen reader user, no magnification. For a lab in my 
> > course, I need to mount a virtual machine from a linux distribution, 
> > and take a screenshot of its desktop once it is loaded to confirm 
> > completion of the assignment. We were encouraged to do this using 
> > oracle virtual box, but it has several issues with jaws and NVDA. I 
> > have heard that VM ware is accessible. Then there is the matter of 
> > selecting a variant  with speech capability once the drive is mounted.
> > Is that correct? Which versions have orca already included? the 
> > instructor gave us a link to the Kali Linux distribution.
> > Thank you very much for your feedback, I hope all of you have a nice 
> > safe, healthy and enjoyable weekend.
> >
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