x3msnake/inkstitch-virtualbox-image

Image compiled for Lexelby inkstitch extension for inkscape - 64Bit Debian VM image based on DietPi with gimp atom and inkscape

inkstitch-virtualbox-image

Image compiled for Lexelby inkstitch extension for inkscape - 64Bit Debian VM image based on DietPi with gimp atom and inkscape

Download Latest Release > Inkstitch VM Debian 64bit

INSTALLATION

ALL OPERATING SYSTEMS

• Unzip the image

WINDOWS

• Make sure your pc bios has virtualization on
• Install Virtualbox
• Download image
• Double click on the file or open VB and do Import
• There is a stable version of the extension for windows if you don't want to use a virtual machine here

MAC

• Install Virtualbox
• Download image
• Right click on image and choose run with VirtualBox

LINUX

• You probably don't need this VM as you can use one of the inkstitch releases for 64bit or 32bit

Root User / Pass - To use with network access from the host OS or terminal ops in the Guest OS if needed

User: root Pass: DietPi

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Transfering files between Guest and Host

The VM creates a network share with the name DIETPI that can be acessed using the user and pass trough the Host network map

On Windows you can directly drag files from the Guest to the host.

The image will show up in your network as DIETPI, you can also acess the shared folders and even mount them as drives for easy share between Guest and Host

Other info

The Vm was built over DietPi VM image on VirtualBox 5.1.28

Virtual Box Guest addtitions is installed wich allows for seamless integration in windows machines

Software installed:

• Inkscape 0.92.1
• Inkstitch Extension
• Gimp 2.8.18 - Atom 1.23.3
• Firefox ESR 52.6.0

inkstitch-virtualbox-image's Issues

Virtual Machine Optimization

Notas a considerar:

• Correr o dietpi-cleaner para remover o excesso de lixo que a imagem tem (ganhas 800MB)
• Podes eliminar o 2º kernel -> apt-get remove --purge linux-image-4.9.0-4-amd64 (190MB)
• Podes eliminar o conteudo da pasta /root/Transferencias (200MB)
• Podes elimiar a pasta /root/.mozilla
• Podes eliminar a pasta /root/.cache
• O Teclado portugues não funciona bem em linux se não tiveres a opção "Sem tecla compose"
• Não consegui usar o resize da janela ou o drag-and-drop (o meu virtualbox é 5.1.32)

no fim antes de empacotares a imagem deverás correr os seguintes comandos:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/bigfile bs=1M
sync
sync
rm -f /bigfile

Estes irão por as partes do filesystem com bytes escritos mas de ficheiros apagados a zero. Isto aumenta a compressão brutalmente!

a Imagem/OVA ficou em 725MB :)

tips given by Master @jpralves

@jpralves : Quando falas do teclado é dentro do Gues OS certo? que tipo de problemas é que isto dá?

VM Image enters power saving mode and does not come out of black screen

This is a issue I must adress, for what i read it is related to the energy management settings of the guest OS

For now avoid leaving the image running unatended for too long or hit pause if you know you will not be using in the next 30 min

How to fix virtualbox startup error: “vboxadd-service … failed!”

https://superuser.com/questions/298367/how-to-fix-virtualbox-startup-error-vboxadd-service-failed

Login as root
Update your APT database with apt-get update
Install the latest security updates with apt-get upgrade
Install required packages with apt-get install build-essential module-assistant
Configure your system for building kernel modules by running m-a prepare
Click on Install Guest Additions… from the Devices menu, then run mount /media/cdrom
Run sh /media/cdrom/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run, and follow the instructions on screen

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https://virtualboxes.org/doc/installing-guest-additions-on-debian/

• Login as root;
• Update your APT database with apt-get update;
• Install the latest security updates with apt-get upgrade;
• Install required packages with apt-get install build-essential
  module-assistant;
• Configure your system for building kernel modules by running m-a prepare;
• Click on Install Guest Additions… from the Devices menu, then run
  mount /media/cdrom.
• Run sh /media/cdrom/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run, and follow the
  instructions on screen.

http://nanxiao.me/en/install-virtualbox-guest-additions/

• mount /dev/cdrom /mnt
• cd /mnt
• ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run

Next version ideas

• Create autorun to check and update inkstitch extension that is symlinked in desktop
• Documentation on the use of the image and their features
• Include a how-to use the nkstx ext inside the image (for those without internet)
• Ship image with preset hotkeys for inkstitch extension @lexelby (what keys do you use?)
• Hack inkscape into showing a inkstitch toolbar
• Tune the inkstich logo to serve as a teaching tool that shows all the extension can do and as a ready to test embroider
• Create a tune up file with different settings so that people can have a feel of what each setting does