Re: MX Linux

On 2026-06-25 19:11, rbowman wrote:
> 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.

Ok, same thing. You have to disconnect that ISO from VB.

> 
> 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.
> 


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Cheers,
        Carlos E.R.
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