wsl won't work. I need to have access to an optical drive. So I need to wait until I can get a dedicATED LINUX BOX.
On Tue, May 21, 2024 at 10:22 PM Eric Oyen via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Um, > > Given you are on a windows box, wouldn’t it be easier to run VMWare or > some other virtual machine platform? I do that here on my OS X system when > I need linux (and ORCA screen reader). Sure, macports (the unix and linux > like ports software library) can be useful without having to deal with a > VM, but X desktops aren’t accessible with the built in screen reader and > ORCA is not in the macports library. :( So, even though I am stuck on a > 2012 Mac mini (and I don’t have the funds for upgrading), I can still use > most of the latest available (and accessible) X desktop items and ORCA from > inside the VM (including latest LTS versions of Ubuntu) It also means I > don’t need to create a bootcamp partition for the other OS, although that > can sometimes be more useful than a VM. > > As for windows, too much is hit and miss on that platform accessibility > wise for me to use it reliably. Sure, the NVDA screen reader is open > source, but doesn’t work with everything and JAWS costs about $100 a year > for a license and also doesn’t work with everything. That is basically why > I avoid windows unless I have no other choice. > > The only issue I have with apple products is that the EFI has no > accessibility whatsoever (in fact, none of the available hardware anywhere > on the market for computing has accessibility on the EFI). So, if I want to > convert my old Mac mini into a dedicated linux machine, I would have to > have sighted assistance to do so (a non starter here). And yes, I have even > proposed to the EFI consortium the use of BrlTTY in the EFI as an > accessibility option (it is, after all, an embedded linux). Yet, I see no > response from them at all and I have tried every year since 2010. Guess we > blind computer techs don’t mean squat unless we can bring a lot of money to > the table. Now, if I knew the full in’s and out’s of how the EFI is > installed, configured and compiled, then it wouldn’t be hard to create my > own version with a built-in braille and speech interface. That would > provide a Fiat Accompli to the industry in general and allow many more like > me into the full IT fields without having to demand more reasonable > accommodations. Ah well, I have diverged from the original subject a bit, > but it is, at least, minimally related to this thread. > > Anyway, since windows support for Unix services is a bit proprietary, why > not just go with a VM and call it good? > > -Eric > From the Central Offices of the Technomage Guild, Engineering and > Development Dept. > > > On May 21, 2024, at 11:18 AM, Michael via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > > well, I'm stuck in a world of windows now. but I gots to use linux so I'm > doing wsl. How do I get gui to work: I ran apt update/upgrade/xinit but it > responds with: > > _XSERVTansmkdir: Mode....X11-unix should.... 1777 > _XSERVTransCreateListener: failed... > _XSERVTransUNIX...:failed > _XSERVTransMakeALL... failed... > etc.... > > So could someone help me get x going until I can get a beloved linux box > again? > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-:
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