[NFBCS] Linux and Virtual box

[Samantha Torusio]

The keystrokes and commands for virtualbox are well documented and a
good search engine is your friend.

Thank you for such a helpful reply. If you happen to know the specific
command so that I can switch out of virtual box, then please let me know.

Orca is in the repository of the distro you are installing in the VM.
You install that along with the operating system, e.g. Debian in the
VM. Debian also has a talking installer.

Thanks again, but as I have already said, I am asking what to do if orca is
not in the repository for a distro or flavor of debian. Let me know if you
can help with that and it would be greatly appreciated. :)

Happy holidays,

Samantha T.


On Mon, Dec 28, 2020, 2:30 AM Willem Venter <dwillemv at gmail.com> wrote:

> The keystrokes and commands for virtualbox are well documented and a
> good search engine is your friend.
>
> Orca is in the repository of the distro you are installing in the VM.
> You install that along with the operating system, e.g. Debian in the
> VM. Debian also has a talking installer.
>
> On 12/27/20, Samantha Torusio <samtorusio at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Does anyone to know the command to have it release on a MacBook?
> >
> > How do you install in if it's not in the repository?
> >
> > Vboxmanage seems really interesting would it be possible using this for
> me
> > to basically force any virtual machine i want to be accessible and access
> > the virtual machine using only my terminal on my MacBook?
> >
> > On Sun, Dec 27, 2020, 12:13 AM Willem Venter <dwillemv at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> If you can use the command-line you should be able to perform all
> >> virtualbox operations using vboxmanage. I don't know what the user
> >> interface looks like under Voiceover.
> >>
> >> Orca should be in the main repositories. Or at least, it is in the
> >> repositories of my debian 9 machine.
> >>
> >> When the VM window gains focus it will grab the keyboard and
> >> keystrokes will be passed to the VM. You can configure a key that
> >> releases the keyboard. On a linux host it is the right control key by
> >> default.
> >>
> >> On 12/26/20, Samantha Torusio <samtorusio at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > Thank everyone for the swift response. I just want to clarify a couple
> >> more
> >> > things.
> >> >
> >> > So if apt-get install orca doesn't work, than add the Debian
> repository
> >> and
> >> > then apt install it? Why is virtual box not accessible?
> >>
> >>
> >> >
> >> > If orca is put on the virtual machine on the MacBook, will it be
> >> > possible
> >> > to switch between voiceover on the MacBook and orca on Linux on VM
> ware
> >> or
> >> > Virtualbox?
> >> >
> >> > On Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 11:33 AM Willem Venter <dwillemv at gmail.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Hi all.
> >> >> VirtualBox is definitely accessible. I repeat. It *is* accessible. I
> >> >> use it on a daily basis. There is too much misinformation about what
> >> >> is and isn't accessible, so please fact-check or detail what did and
> >> >> didn't work rather than making blanket statements.
> >> >>
> >> >> While the interface has some issues using Orca it is still possible
> to
> >> >> use. I do not know what the user interface looks like with Voiceover.
> >> >>
> >> >> You can also use vboxmanage on the command-line. This will work on
> any
> >> >> OS with screen reader support for the command-line. It allows
> creating
> >> >> and controlling virtual machines. You can do everything with
> >> >> vboxmanage that the interface can do. vboxmanage is very well
> >> >> documented.
> >> >>
> >> >> Kind regards
> >> >> - Willem Venter
> >> >>
> >> >> On 12/26/20, Maurice Mines via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >> >> > It is strongly advised that if you’re not using Lenix for
> commercial
> >> >> > purposes emphasize to use VMware fusion not virtual box as far as I
> >> >> > know
> >> >> > virtual box is not repeat not accessible to us. VMware you can put
> >> >> whatever
> >> >> > graphical flavor you want with orca into a virtual machine are use
> >> >> > coupon
> >> >> > too. I hope that helps. Please note I’m dictating this to my phone.
> >> >> > So
> >> >> > I
> >> >> > hope it turns out OK?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Maurice Mines.
> >> >> > board member Nfbdb.
> >> >> > Vp nfb of Ca Bakersfield chapter.
> >> >> > Us ham radio call kd0iko.
> >> >> > Sprint Ip  relay number 6612463110.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> On Dec 26, 2020, at 05:05, Samantha Torusio via NFBCS
> >> >> >> <nfbcs at nfbnet.org
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Good morning everyone and Happy Holidays,
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Will I still need to put orca on a virtual machine if I am on a
> >> >> >> MacBook
> >> >> >> Pro
> >> >> >> 2018? I want to try Linux but I use voiceover, can I use voice
> over
> >> >> >> and
> >> >> >> Linux? Is virtual box the best program to use?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Samantha Torusio - her/she
> >> >> >> C: (606)-384-4725
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> “You always pass failure on the way
> >> >> >> to success." ~Mickey Rooney
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