Funny you mention this, I just installed it last night myself. My use case is probably a bit less serious than most, and I still have my full Linux system(s), but it’s still a nice thing to have around. > On Feb 1, 2018, at 5:53 AM, Janina Sajka <janina@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > You have a choice. Currently, there's only Ubuntu and two Suse variants, > but they've promissed to expand their offerings. See this article: > > https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/commandline/2017/05/11/new-distros-coming-to-bashwsl-via-windows-store/ > > I've heard rumors of more--like Arch. > > I'm currently running Ubuntu in a recently installed Windows 10 on a > 2014 era Mac Airbook BootCamp partition. Biggest disappointment so far > is no audio support--it's simply not wired in. > > Janina > > > Glenn At Home writes: >> Does anyone know which Linux Microsoft is running in the command shell in >> Windows 10? >> I wonder if the Windows screenreader works like it does in a regular windows >> command shell, or if SpeakUp needs to be installed. >> Glenn >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Don Raikes" <DON.RAIKES@xxxxxxxxxx> >> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." >> <speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 10:41 AM >> Subject: RE: Help with running Speakup on Kali Linux >> >> >> Another option and one which I have used for learning the console-based kali >> tools and to get familiar with Linux in general would be to run kali in a >> docker container. If you use jaws or nvda on windows, you can run a >> kalilinux docker container and interact with it using the windows >> screenreader. >> >> I know that takes things like Speakup and brltty out of the mix, but it is a >> quick and dirty solution. >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Janina Sajka [mailto:janina@xxxxxxxxxxx] >> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 8:15 AM >> To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. <speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Subject: Re: Help with running Speakup on Kali Linux >> >> I would further suggest that whatever gui-based security tools Kali provides >> may, or may not be accessible to use. >> >> Regardless, they're all going to drive configurations you can access from >> the console. A short, not necessarily comprehensive list off the top of my >> head would include: >> >> selinux and it's settings >> iptables and ip6tables >> journalctl (for log access) >> >> Work the above with grep and maybe awk, and you'll be a power user before >> long regardless of what some gui tool might, or might not do. >> You'll be doing more, actually. >> >> So, the notion to get Speakup working on the console is absolutely the right >> notion. If you have a braille display you can add into the mix, absolutely >> check out brltty. The two would make a highly persuasive combination, and >> you a security expert if you stick to it and read the source texts. >> >> What you will NOT have is data visualization. For that I'm afraid the >> solutions are a bit more expirimental, though there is sonification that >> might help. How to do that on Linux, I don't know, but I think I know who to >> send you to to ask. So, speak up, as it were! <grin> >> >> Just my suggestion. >> >> Janina >> >> Zachary Kline writes: >>>> From personal experience, ArchLinux is just about as good a command-line >>>> environment as you’re likely to get. The TalkingArch CD works very well >>>> for installing, and you’re left with a setup which is minimal and easy to >>>> learn from. >>> I highly recommend you switch to trying to mess with that. >>> >>>> On Jan 30, 2018, at 8:12 AM, Timothy Breitenfeldt >>>> <timothyjb310@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> >>>> That is good to know. I was afraid that a lot of the tools were not >>>> command line based. Oh well. perhaps I will just set up an arch >>>> linux vm and play with that. >>>> >>>> I would still like to learn how to setup speakup, but Kali is >>>> probably not the best to do that with. >>>> >>>> Thanks for all of the replies, >>>> >>>> TJ Breitenfeldt >>>> >>>> On 1/30/18, Don Raikes <DON.RAIKES@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>> Tim, >>>>> >>>>> A lot of kali's tools need to be run from the GUI, My personal >>>>> preference is to use the mate desktop but that is because I got >>>>> started in Linux under the old gnome 2 interface and haven't gotten >>>>> used to the new unity/gnome3 interface. >>>>> >>>>> Unfortunately when I installed kali into a vm I couldn't get mate >>>>> with orca to work, so I am trying to debug that problem. >> >> ... Trimmed to meet the list's reqs ... >> >> -- >> >> Janina Sajka >> >> Linux Foundation Fellow >> Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup: >> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__a11y.org&d=DwIGaQ&c=RoP1YumCXCgaWHvlZYR8PZh8Bv7qIrMUB65eapI_JnE&r=RSYNyNFr7Oj1BRE0qW_8pVA2z0qhUeWtOTBuXmZp9uE&m=wylHmyi3t20HT5HOCW9f3_t2qU1up5TLjM9-u5kv9Ow&s=CoUZu05INmmJ-VvCt978ozYtqk71txhTLc_WQDf0XUs&e= >> >> The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) >> Chair, Accessible Platform Architectures >> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.w3.org_wai_apa&d=DwIGaQ&c=RoP1YumCXCgaWHvlZYR8PZh8Bv7qIrMUB65eapI_JnE&r=RSYNyNFr7Oj1BRE0qW_8pVA2z0qhUeWtOTBuXmZp9uE&m=wylHmyi3t20HT5HOCW9f3_t2qU1up5TLjM9-u5kv9Ow&s=PUVUp8CIk2PO8jidituoaDV_177cwY5_75vYNpiSeYo&e= >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__linux-2Dspeakup.org_cgi-2Dbin_mailman_listinfo_speakup&d=DwIGaQ&c=RoP1YumCXCgaWHvlZYR8PZh8Bv7qIrMUB65eapI_JnE&r=RSYNyNFr7Oj1BRE0qW_8pVA2z0qhUeWtOTBuXmZp9uE&m=wylHmyi3t20HT5HOCW9f3_t2qU1up5TLjM9-u5kv9Ow&s=PUkbL5frVNf0MCWkXcdYGq6jSuX537HQxFSpvH-g1Fg&e= >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > > Janina Sajka > > Linux Foundation Fellow > Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup: http://a11y.org > > The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) > Chair, Accessible Platform Architectures http://www.w3.org/wai/apa > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup
