You mean to start the VM (sage is started within the VM automatically), ssh into it, shut down sage and restart with the options I want? Not sure how to ssh into the VM, but I'll play again with the .xinitrc.
On Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at 11:11:39 AM UTC+1, Dima Pasechnik wrote: > > > > On Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at 9:52:02 AM UTC, Stan wrote: >> >> Thanks, Volker. I just installed the VB image on my linux laptop and I >> can access the jupyter notebook through my local firefox on >> http://localhost:8000. So it seems to be a windows issue that Thomas >> can't. Do you have an idea what dodgy windows programs could be the reason? >> Antivirus? If you know of any way how to get around this, it would be >> great. Thanks! >> The problem with File -> Close and Halt is that this option is not >> available e.g. after downloading a jupyter file, as there is only the >> download window left, without any menu commands. How would I have to edit >> .xinitrc to get a full browser? We already removed the --kiosk option but >> it didn't make a difference. >> > > I'd say that you can just ssh into VM and run Sage at shell prompt with > whatever options you like. > > >> >> Cheers >> Stan >> >> On Monday, November 14, 2016 at 9:50:59 PM UTC+1, Volker Braun wrote: >>> >>> The recommended (for power users) way to run the virtual machine is >>> using their host browser, just go to http://localhost:8000. This >>> requires a non-broken windows networking stack, though (and various dodgy >>> windows programs can interfere). >>> >>> In the kiosk mode you can still go back,e.g. open a notebook and then >>> File -> Close and Halt. >>> >>> If you really do want a full browser inside the VM (with a virtualbox >>> menu on top) then you can edit ~/.xinitrc inside the vm. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Monday, November 14, 2016 at 3:21:32 PM UTC+1, Stan wrote: >>>> >>>> Dear all, >>>> >>>> A student of mine has been using SMC because the sage appliance in >>>> virtualbox did not appear very useful with the jupyter notebook. Now that >>>> he encountered a critical bug in SMC (reported offline), he is back with >>>> the sage appliance in VB but it is truly a nightmare. The installation >>>> instructions are still specific for sagews, not jupyter, but we at least >>>> managed to change the working directory to something he can access. What >>>> we >>>> haven't managed, is to get out of the kiosk mode in chrome. There is no >>>> obvious possibility of opening several tabs, no address bar to get back to >>>> the directory page and no back button. This means that every time he wants >>>> to go back, e.g. after downloading the worksheet, he has to restart the >>>> virtual machine! I don't understand why chrome was chosen instead of >>>> firefox, and I have no idea why it is set up in kiosk mode. Is there any >>>> sensible way to productively work with the sage appliance using the now >>>> standard jupyter notebook?? I'm sorry if my frustration shows in these >>>> lines, I probably should have asked earlier, but I am wondering a bit if >>>> those that created the sage appliance actually use it themselves. I don't, >>>> which is why it never occurred to me how difficult to use it might be. >>>> Thanks for your help! >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> Stan >>>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-devel" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
