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?
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