Re: Guix 1.0.0 on VirtualBox on Ubuntu 16.04
Much better results with Guix-1.0.1 - although the default 8Gb disk was too small at first. Using a 16Gb VirtualBox VDI allowed successful installation, and I now have a running system. Thanks to all the contributors! On Sat, 4 May 2019 at 17:39, Laura Lazzati wrote: > Hi Peter! > > > On Sat, 4 May 2019, 10:19 Peter Faller, wrote: > >> Hi - >> >> My first attempt to install Guix failed - sorry, I don't have details, >> but I think it may have had something to do with selecting too many window >> managers. So I tried again, selecting only GNOME. >> > Did you delete the VM and started al over again or just reconfigured? > >> The installation appeared to work (no obvious errors), but the graphical >> login failed for both root and my user account. Logging in via Ctrl-Alt-F1 >> to a console worked, but no commands were available - not even 'ls' or >> 'cd'. I could run some commands by typing in the full, long, >> 'profile...' command name; but there's something seriously wrong with >> having to do that. >> >> I couldn't find an installation log that might be helpful; but if there >> is such a thing that might be useful for troubleshooting, let me know. >> > I run virtualbox too because it was the first one I learnt but for the > distro I suggest using qemu. I have also an Ubuntu host and after > struggling for a week (because the tool was new to me) I made it work. > > Regards! > Laura >
Re: Guix 1.0.0 on VirtualBox on Ubuntu 16.04
Hi Peter! On Sat, 4 May 2019, 10:19 Peter Faller, wrote: > Hi - > > My first attempt to install Guix failed - sorry, I don't have details, but > I think it may have had something to do with selecting too many window > managers. So I tried again, selecting only GNOME. > Did you delete the VM and started al over again or just reconfigured? > The installation appeared to work (no obvious errors), but the graphical > login failed for both root and my user account. Logging in via Ctrl-Alt-F1 > to a console worked, but no commands were available - not even 'ls' or > 'cd'. I could run some commands by typing in the full, long, > 'profile...' command name; but there's something seriously wrong with > having to do that. > > I couldn't find an installation log that might be helpful; but if there is > such a thing that might be useful for troubleshooting, let me know. > I run virtualbox too because it was the first one I learnt but for the distro I suggest using qemu. I have also an Ubuntu host and after struggling for a week (because the tool was new to me) I made it work. Regards! Laura
Guix 1.0.0 on VirtualBox on Ubuntu 16.04
Hi - My first attempt to install Guix failed - sorry, I don't have details, but I think it may have had something to do with selecting too many window managers. So I tried again, selecting only GNOME. The installation appeared to work (no obvious errors), but the graphical login failed for both root and my user account. Logging in via Ctrl-Alt-F1 to a console worked, but no commands were available - not even 'ls' or 'cd'. I could run some commands by typing in the full, long, 'profile...' command name; but there's something seriously wrong with having to do that. I couldn't find an installation log that might be helpful; but if there is such a thing that might be useful for troubleshooting, let me know. Regards Peter
