Re: MX Linux

On 2026-06-24 20:07, rbowman wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:51:24 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> 
>> On 2026-06-24 03:34, rbowman wrote:
>>> On Tue, 23 Jun 2026 21:57:58 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Interesting that it builds the modules for the 6.17.0.14-generic kernel
>>> while it seems to be a DIY process for Leap 16. Among other things the
>>> error dialog on Leap 16 says it requires make, gcc, and kernel-devel
>>> headers. The Mint box does not have make.
>>
>> There is a new iso, announced yesterday.
> 
> I got further with 7.0.16 on Mint but it still wasn't a success. My first
> attempt was TrixiePup64. The VM started up but was a terminal, not a
> desktop and reported it had exited from labwc. startlabwc also exited
> immediately.
> 
> Next up was the Leap 16 offline iso. The initial screen had 4 options,
> boot from a DVD, install Leap, safely install Leap or exit. Choosing
> install brought up the familiar Agama installer. I selected Xfce for
> variety and started the install. The Mint machine isn't the fastest so
> that took a while before the screen announced it had been successfully
> installed and to reboot. Rebooting brought up the initial installation
> screen, not Leap 16.

Did you remove the DVD/USB first?

> 
> To make sure the new VB modules hadn't affected kvm_intel I created a
> TrixiePup64 VM which started up with labwc.
> 
> So in my experience the RPMFusion version on Fedora 44 is the only one
> that installs correctly and works. It is 7.2.8, not the 7.0.16 Ubuntu
> version. fwiw lsmod on Fedora also shows the vbox* modules.
> 
> 


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        Carlos E.R.
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