Help, I need a Windows VM for my work

[Linux for blind general discussion]

Hi Ratislav,

While some find easier to set up a virtual machine using a GUI 
personally I find
easier to just do it on the command line, the command being saved in a small
shell script like the one I posted and also included inline in my previous
message.

Also Qemu is way powerful and more reliable then VirtualBox including 
wrt sound.

Cheers,
Didier

Le 10/08/2021 à 23:33, Linux for blind general discussion a écrit :
> Hey there,
> 
> personally I use VirtualBox on Ubuntu mate 20.04 and it works without
> any issues, though the interface is sometimes not entirely cooperating
> and OCRDesktop is required to improve the accuracy of Orca clicks.
> 
> But it's definitely doable.
> 
> 
> The usage is quite simple, you just create a new Virtual machine from
> the machine menu, setting up parameters like RAM and disk space.
> 
> Then, when the machine is created, you attach the installation ISO to
> its virtual CD/DVD rom, you can do this in the machine settings, Storage
> tab, IDE controller (if you don't see it in the list, increase the
> number of sata ports to 2).
> 
> 
> After starting the machine with the iso attached, it should boot
> automatically and start the installation.
> 
> 
> When you're done, you can remove the installation disk from the drive,
> in fact this is sometimes done automatically, but I saw cases where it
> staied there, so I always check it.
> 
> 
> Then, you can start the VM either from the VirtualBox manager, or from
> its .vbox shortcut.
> 
> 
> A final note, when running the machine, keyboard is grabbed by
> VirtualBox for it. If you need to send keys to your host system, press
> the right ctrl on your keyboard, it works in the same way as
> Orca+Backspace combination for Orca, with the exception that the
> keyboard will be grabbed again only when you reenter the window of the
> machine, so you can work in your host system without any issues.
> 
> 
> Best regards
> 
> 
> Rastislav
> 
> 
> Dňa 10. 8. 2021 o 12:55 Linux for blind general discussion napísal(a):
>> Hi all,
>>
>>
>> As I stated before, I am running Slint on the bare metal, however my
>> work entails teaching NVDA to clients, obviously running Windows.
>>
>>
>> Therefor I desperately need a Windows VM, so I can make a living. I
>> cannot figure qemu, virtual-box, I have no idea, and VMWare Workstation
>> Player doesn't want to install under Slint.
>>
>>
>> Could someone please, please, give me concise instructions for setting
>> up a VM using qemu in Slint?
>>
>>
>> Warm regards,
>>
>>
>> Brandt Steenkamp
>>
>>
>> Sent from my gass powered Slint hair dryer.