[NFBCS] deploying a virtual machine

[Chris Nestrud]

I've done this to be able to use Linux guest VMs. As far as I could
tell, hyperV doesn't pass audio from the VM, so I needed some way of
setting them up that didn't require a screen reader on the Linux side. I
ended up using Vagrant to initially set up the VM, then I could control
it from within the hyperV manager. A friend who did not rely on Linux
audio mentioned that he did not
have a good experience trying to use Linux GUI from within hyperV. CLI
worked well enough.

Chris

On Fri, Feb 05, 2021 at 07:42:34AM -0800, Jim Barbour via NFBCS wrote:
> Has anyone used the windows hyperV to deploy VMs in wondows?
> 
> I know that you need to search for "turn features on and off" and then find the hyper V feature and turn it on. I'm not sure how you then control the hyper V or point it at a linux installation ISO.
> 
> I'd love to hear from folks who have done this.
> 
> Jim
> 
> On Fri, Feb 05, 2021 at 07:18:34AM -0600, Amelia Pellicciotti via NFBCS wrote:
> > Thank you Tod, I did not clarify. I am presently running a windows 10 professional host. However, I believe that it would also be useful for me too learn how to use virtual box from a command line on Linux.  
> > 
> > Sent from my iPhone
> > 
> > > On Feb 4, 2021, at 7:40 PM, Tod Fassl <fassl.tod at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > ???About the Linux distrobution to use. I believe the most easily accessible disto is Ubuntu. Once you boot the installation image ISO file, press Alt+Super+s to start the screen reader. The super key is often called the Windows key in non-linux environments.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Another accessible Linux distro is Debian. To get speech, boot the installation imageand press the s key. Just keep pressing the s key until it starts talking. This is going to give you a character user interface during the installation. But you can install a graphical user interface to use when the installation is done.
> > > 
> > > 
> > >> 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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