Thanks for your response! I also got a lot of help on Interlinked IRC chat #Adelie-Support
Here's the copy/paste from the session... Guest76 14:12:14 > After doing manual install to VirtualBox VM, I want to try KDE. I `apk > add kde` and it completed without error. Now what do I do? How do I use > it? > And ... Is there a way to boot to a graphical login window? > @awilfox A. Wilcox 14:23:20 > we're still working on setting up the graphical login screen (technical > term is a 'display manager') > it's packaged but not working right entirely yet > you should likely also run `apk add x11` (to also install X11 drivers and > apps) > then you can run the following few commands: > # rc-update add consolekit default > this adds ConsoleKit to your default runlevel > # service consolekit start > this starts the ConsoleKit service so you don't have to restart the VM > then, as your user: > create a file called ~/.xinitrc > and paste the following line in to it: > exec ck-launch-session dbus-launch --exit-with-session startkde > 2>~/.xsession-errors > then you may run $ startx > to start KDE > Guest76 14:31:27 > Cool! Waiting for `apk add x11` now. > Guest76 14:32:39 > FYI, the default VirtualBox display graphics controller didn't seem to > work. `VBoxVGA` seems to work for at least the console. > We'll see about X11/KDE. > @awilfox A. Wilcox 14:36:56 > yeah, we've had other reports of VBox3D not working properly, and I was > able to actually lock up a test Mac laptop running VirtualBox with it :( > not sure why. it seemed to not work in Fedora, too, but Ubuntu was ok > Guest76 14:42:06 > Hmmm, I'm on Fedora. > @awilfox A. Wilcox 14:42:32 > I meant as a guest > running Fedora in VirtualBox gave the same error as running Adelie in it, > but I could run Ubuntu in VirtualBox > * awilfox only has one x86 machine, and it is a Mac > Guest76 14:47:44 > Ahhh > Guest76 14:52:58 > Hmmm ... (EE) no screens found(EE) > @Aerdan Kiyoshi Aman 14:53:20 > mesa-dri-swrast installed? > I don't recall if the `x11` meta package pulls in mesa-dri-* > Guest76 14:55:56 > It wasn't loaded ... I installed it.... Same error. :-( > @Aerdan Kiyoshi Aman 14:59:10 > could you upload the whole xorg.log somewhere, please? > Guest76 15:01:20 > Is there an easy way to do that from a VirtualBox VM? > @Aerdan Kiyoshi Aman 15:03:10 > install openssh-client and scp it to a VPS or something? or use curl with > sprunge? > @awilfox A. Wilcox 15:04:37 > you can also `apk add ix` and then run > cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | ix > Guest76 15:06:34 > http://ix.io/1Fn4 > Never knew about `ix`. Cool! > @awilfox A. Wilcox 15:10:24 > I think you need the guest additions :/ > Guest76 15:11:09 > ... and that fails with `Unable to determine correct library path.` > @awilfox A. Wilcox 15:12:04 > hmph, I thought it might be broken on musl > but I didn't realise it was quite that bad > Aerdan: djt: one of you want to try and see if you can get vbox guest > additions building on an x86 box? I have my paws full with ARM64 right now > @Aerdan Kiyoshi Aman 15:13:01 > (I still haven't gotten adélie installed in vmware, but that's in part > because vmware's EFI 'support' doesn't extend to using it to load DVD > images.) > @awilfox A. Wilcox 15:13:20 > or maybe ask aranea, since he is the kernel module wizard > :P > @Aerdan Kiyoshi Aman 15:14:16 > there is still a distinct lack of a tutorial on how to build kernel > modules, yeah. :\ > Guest76 15:31:42 > FYI, I sent messages to adelie-users on the webpage and through email, but > I didn't see the message posted on the webpage. > ... before trying here. > @awilfox A. Wilcox 15:35:02 > I do see your email in my inbox. you sent it right after I went through > my messages for the morning, so I wouldn't have seen it for another 2-3 > hours, sorry > the mailing list archives page seems to have this weird behaviour where it > doesn't show messages you send, only responses... idk why > Guest76 15:38:32 > Ahh, OK. In case you didn't know, I thought you should. :-) > @awilfox A. Wilcox 15:39:43 > yep, appreciated! > Guest76 16:33:27 > Success! > @awilfox A. Wilcox 16:33:48 > oh? that's great! > Guest76 16:33:51 > You were right about the guest additions... > It's a simple change to get them to compile... > @awilfox A. Wilcox 16:34:33 > cool > Guest76 16:35:35 > I moved `VBoxLinuxAdditions.run` to root's home dir. > Then executed `./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run --keep` > ... it fails, but leaves everything behind in `./install` > then change 1 line in `./install/install.sh` > Guest76 16:39:34 > libs=`ldconfig -v 2>/dev/null ......` > change to > libs=`ldconfig -p 2>/dev/null .....` > @awilfox A. Wilcox 16:40:16 > hmm > Guest76 16:40:44 > Oh yeah, and get lots of dependencies ... > @awilfox A. Wilcox 16:41:07 > we may need to fix ldconfig if -v doesn't respond the way it should > Guest76 16:42:13 > Maybe, IDK. They're definitely different, but I wonder if `-p` is more > appropriate. > Guest76 16:43:19 > I propably installed too much for dependencies, but I installed kernel > source, make, xz, perl, and probably something other stuff. > @awilfox A. Wilcox 16:44:16 > not sure if Perl is required, but I do know that easy-kernel-src and make > and xz would be > Guest76 16:47:01 > This is VirtualBox 6.0.4, in case it makes a difference. So everything seems to work now except the Adélie Linux guest doesn't automatically resize the window when I change it's size. Probably a few more `apk add`'s and some configuration will fix that. On Fri, Apr 5, 2019 at 4:55 PM Fungi4All <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Friday, April 5, 2019 3:00 PM, Rick Graham <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hello, > > I want to try Adélie Linux in a VirtualBox VM. After doing the manual > install, and `apk add kde`, what do I need to do to use KDE? Is there a way > to boot to a graphical login window? > > > If you don't want a display manager you will need xinit pkg a .xinitrc > file on your home directory with the command > exec startkde > at the end of the file. I don't use kde, I use openbox and it worked > (exec openbox-session) > Then when you log in you can use xinit or startx and you will be in KDE > > I am not part of the adelie team, just a user. I hope I helped. > > > If you get a rights error, I don't remember, you will need a file in > /etc/X11 : > /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config > with the following line in it: > needs_root_rights = yes > > Then issue startx again and you should be on. >
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