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What version of Linux are you running? There are some that do provide on-screen keyboard at login. For example, Ubuntu has a universal access button you where you can enable on screen keyboard at login.
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What version of Linux are you running? There are some that do provide on-screen keyboard at login. For example, Ubuntu has a universal access button you where you can enable on screen keyboard at login.

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&quot;Is there any solution to use standard Windows On-Screen keyboard through VMware on Linux VM?&quot;<br />
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There is a workaround to this.<br />
To enable on-Screen keyboard at login with Ubuntu see the screen shot guide by Sanjeev Mishra at clickonf5.org<br />
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Link:<br />
<a href="http://www.clickonf5.org/7163/keyboard-problem-ubuntu-1004-login-vmware/" rel="ugc">http://www.clickonf5.org/7163/keyboard-problem-ubuntu-1004-login-vmware/</a>
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"Is there any solution to use standard Windows On-Screen keyboard through VMware on Linux VM?"

There is a workaround to this.
To enable on-Screen keyboard at login with Ubuntu see the screen shot guide by Sanjeev Mishra at clickonf5.org

Link:
http://www.clickonf5.org/7163/keyboard-problem-ubuntu-1004-login-vmware/ [http://www.clickonf5.org/7163/keyboard-problem-ubuntu-1004-login-vmware/]

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I am using VMware player in Windows and have one Linux virtual machine (VM) running in it. In Windows I always use On-Screen keyboard since I cannot use normal one due to my disability. When I start mentioned Linux VM, Windows On-Screen keyboard does not work in Linux VM. So, I cannot login to Linux. Assistive Technologies in Linux does not provide such On-Screen keyboard on login as I am used to use. Is there any solution to use standard Windows On-Screen keyboard through VMware on Linux VM?
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I am using VMware player in Windows and have one Linux virtual machine (VM) running in it. In Windows I always use On-Screen keyboard since I cannot use normal one due to my disability. When I start mentioned Linux VM, Windows On-Screen keyboard does not work in Linux VM. So, I cannot login to Linux. Assistive Technologies in Linux does not provide such On-Screen keyboard on login as I am used to use. Is there any solution to use standard Windows On-Screen keyboard through VMware on Linux VM?

VMware player and use of On-Screen keyboard

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