Received: from mail-vs1-f42.google.com (mail-vs1-f42.google.com [209.85.217.42]) by nld3-dev1.alpinelinux.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EAB037819EA for <~alpine/users@lists.alpinelinux.org>; Wed, 26 Aug 2020 16:54:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-vs1-f42.google.com with SMTP id b16so1310056vsl.6 for <~alpine/users@lists.alpinelinux.org>; Wed, 26 Aug 2020 09:54:02 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=RFp8QXbqI7e2PlzqsxilNpvY+UCkjO+BUKWnsgAl8Ug=; b=hbhw0ihltjTmrr5GzQQQs2P+L+YbLv7lgxwb0C5Ct/hIXOnfizSxx0cHKaGb1LQjZb NUSyFPiJQaiUaRTQNifk+CtxFOOTrXXJpctqBQQ07uXg0dXKed3MtQYIZabrZMrHm6tJ 6iNGKew3+hpJ6AOvWjgn7SbAiWBzZqNHQdfyHpv9sjQfc6Z+0YfwP0hs251SOl+jgG2s SanI6iEnNrPdhslXYFDjlsyCkrOkicTKyBNCss8FF+h4qm4XSTlLdWPPWnLmiVe40bPu oJ+A6su+2WaEPPIr/VuNMCzJa3WnArKVI7opNGBB33lIBnlzCnAGP7pOykO+zFhQajA6 jO0A== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=RFp8QXbqI7e2PlzqsxilNpvY+UCkjO+BUKWnsgAl8Ug=; b=oBB3RYBr5i26eBfyxjKKW55Vw5KwruFkVu3N/qhlKfF47pF8NE9YiAQbhHiHxStAS7 ZAOu4PPAnYO0lNh6+Ss94VXwqr+pDLP8c3NqhOCTouiH8br/RMgYTKax+NUE4vbYrWzc ObaFumklYhj46g5sRMHmx0wE/KqXnWDYYpf599tiNWWBI3XF0qo7zphhy4NiEYh+qWwq EM+mz2UBXuhzJZ2X4R3ThuFkd3hPFFTYFmYBfwR5swVt8giMRSfMEIhiooCCypxHvChc 5Q9JAzwwJ6nk35D0m2SKXschEcFsVwMe+EFBin74ej75Hsfo6B3jWfsA0cS/CQ3NMxHQ MZ5Q== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM533181AypayHp5M8svlqg6x5WZNWj9Sbc8PrjZj1VyNegLNiVXTY 6VBcG20b0rBKmODjaUv/DKtmaakquGjls7YarbBoIWaWndvmmw== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJwmK29J1I7XKNt5mVeeLeT3Mf4dNK3Tzn8fPVdVoYmz+L+UCBTV9HUnkKNZJv19/mVkc+uyYhnCkXvZo7NkbP8= X-Received: by 2002:a67:77c9:: with SMTP id s192mr9185975vsc.104.1598460841635; Wed, 26 Aug 2020 09:54:01 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 From: Banibrata Dutta Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2020 22:23:50 +0530 Message-ID: Subject: Issues setting up Xfce on Virtualbox 6, for alpine 3.12 To: ~alpine/users@lists.alpinelinux.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000a7339f05adcaaade" --000000000000a7339f05adcaaade Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Hi, Wanted to setup Alpine 3.12 on an Oracle Virtualbox 6 VM, with XFCE (or LXDE if I could find clean instructions), with the aim to test-drive the setup before attempting to do same on a 8yr old dual-core Pentium + 2GB RAM based laptop to make it more useful. I've been following the instructions to setup XFCE here: https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Xfce_Setup and get to the point of installing video driver, but unable to find the video drivers for Virtualbox i.e. 'xf86-video-vboxvideo', since it is not found in main (not expected anyway) or community (expected to find it here). Error shown: https://imgur.com/jDbOqKA Even on the real laptop where I plan to install this, how should I figure out what is the ideal video driver ? Also, I am trying to virtualbox guest additions following instructions here: https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/VirtualBox_guest_additions but then don't find the packages and throws the errors shown here: https://imgur.com/5k5oveJ Any ideas if there's a way to progress on both of those points ? Is it that community no longer produces those packages and they are indeed missing ? cheers, B --000000000000a7339f05adcaaade Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi,

Wanted to setup Alpine 3= .12 on an Oracle Virtualbox 6 VM, with XFCE (or LXDE if I could find clean = instructions), with the aim to test-drive the setup before attempting to do= same on a 8yr old dual-core Pentium + 2GB RAM based laptop to make it more= useful.

I've been following the instructions = to setup XFCE here: https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Xfce_Setup and get to the point of = installing video driver, but unable to find the video drivers for Virtualbo= x i.e. 'xf86-video-vboxvideo', since it is not found in main (not e= xpected anyway) or community (expected to find it here). Error shown: h= ttps://imgur.com/jDbOqKA

= Even on the real laptop where I plan to install this, how should I figure o= ut what is the ideal video driver ?

Also, I am trying to virtualbox guest additions following instru= ctions here: https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/VirtualBox_guest_additions= but then don't find the packages and throws the errors shown here: https://imgur.com/5k5oveJ

Any ideas if there's a way to progress on both of = those points ? Is it that community no longer produces those packages and t= hey are indeed missing ?

cheers,
B
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