Re: MX Linux

On Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:02:52 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:

>  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?

That's the fun part. There never was a DVD/USB. The first screen of 
creating a new VM in VirtualBox asks for an ISO image. That image is in a 
directory on the host machine. 

I tried to create a Leap 16 VM on the Fedora box. I got as far as the 
Agama screen where you select the Leap 16 install. VB was using 100% of 
the CPU and I ran out of patience waiting for the button to become active. 
I then tried TrixiePup64. Like on the Mint machine it comes up as a 
terminal session because labwc won't start.

Both work with kvm/QEMU. As I said before if VirtualBox works for someone 
they should use it. For me it fails to cleanly install on Leap 16, and 
doesn't work on Fedora or Mint.