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by Buck Fankers
Wed Jun 11, 2025 9:09 am
Forum: MX Help
Topic: (masked) services & chroot [Solved]
Replies: 4
Views: 75

Re: (masked) services & chroot [Solved]

dolphin_oracle wrote: Wed Jun 11, 2025 8:42 am nothing wrong with it. chroot-rescue-scan is a handy option as well.
Will give it a try. And thanks again for all the information!
by Buck Fankers
Wed Jun 11, 2025 8:35 am
Forum: MX Help
Topic: (masked) services & chroot [Solved]
Replies: 4
Views: 75

Re: (masked) services & chroot [Solved]

dolphin_oracle wrote: Wed Jun 11, 2025 7:38 am

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sudo update-rc.d $SERVICE remove
sudo update-rc.d $SERVICE defaults
Ahh, makes sense, remove and add, thank you!
That Chroot guide is still good to follow, correct?
by Buck Fankers
Wed Jun 11, 2025 5:37 am
Forum: MX Help
Topic: (masked) services & chroot [Solved]
Replies: 4
Views: 75

(masked) services & chroot [Solved]

Short:
Most important question I have, is this guide bellow still current, if I want to Chroot into my system via live USB stick, since it is from 2016.

https://mxlinux.org/wiki/system/chroot ...
by Buck Fankers
Mon Nov 04, 2024 2:21 pm
Forum: MX Help
Topic: how do I mount a bloody ISO? This should be as easy as right-clicking the ISO and selecting "mount" from a dropdown menu
Replies: 17
Views: 983

Re: how do I mount a bloody ISO? This should be as easy as right-clicking the ISO and selecting "mount" from a dropdown


I tend to find this type of complaint/request stems from a Windows mindset where you can shout at and abuse the company, but expect everyone else to provide the same functionality without respect to their volunteer efforts that stem into multiple thousands of hours given away free of charge.

Yes ...
by Buck Fankers
Mon Nov 04, 2024 2:10 pm
Forum: Package Requests - MX-23
Topic: Request MX-23: Mullvad Browser
Replies: 14
Views: 585

Re: Request MX-23: Mullvad Browser

My apology. Didn't realize that same topic was already opened. And even on the same day!
Since looks like Mullvad is in the process of being added, I will wait. I have a thing to stay away from flatpacks. Too flat for me... ;)
by Buck Fankers
Mon Nov 04, 2024 1:19 pm
Forum: Chat
Topic: Mullvad Browser
Replies: 1
Views: 138

Mullvad Browser

Mullvad Browser seems like another good browser alternative for keeping tech companies away from my browsing habits, if I use browser for all the sites, where I do not log in. Like Tor browser. Some sites will not load properly but thats OK. Here is simple way of getting it:

(Question, should I ...
by Buck Fankers
Mon Nov 04, 2024 1:13 pm
Forum: Chat
Topic: Virtualbox and MX snapshots
Replies: 18
Views: 685

Re: Virtualbox and MX snapshots


Bottles is an appimage and is basically a virtualbox alternative, only a portable one that requires no addons or guest iso's-whatever.

Appimages are simply containers and flatpaks are (like containers but not really) like an ecosystem that imo is bloated and more complicated all around. For ...
by Buck Fankers
Fri Nov 01, 2024 3:42 pm
Forum: Chat
Topic: Virtualbox and MX snapshots
Replies: 18
Views: 685

Re: Virtualbox and MX snapshots


Ivan/HC on github just made a completely portable working appimage of Bottles (like vbox). I ran it yesterday from my laptop and it couldn't get any easier even though I have vbox installed.
https://github.com/ivan-hc/Bottles-appimage

Interesting, I will give it a try.

Quote from his github ...
by Buck Fankers
Fri Nov 01, 2024 3:39 pm
Forum: Chat
Topic: Virtualbox and MX snapshots
Replies: 18
Views: 685

Re: Virtualbox and MX snapshots

Sorry for later reply, getting over some aggressive bug. But I will prevail ;)

[ADDED] to clarify, the "virtualbox" entry in MXPI Popular Apps tab runs a script that pulls in all necessary packages from Debian Repo and Oracle [the ext pack] PLUS it adds your user to the appropriate virtualbox ...
by Buck Fankers
Tue Oct 29, 2024 3:00 pm
Forum: Chat
Topic: Virtualbox and MX snapshots
Replies: 18
Views: 685

Re: Virtualbox and MX snapshots

Nokkaelaein wrote: Tue Oct 29, 2024 2:48 pm It's okay to install Virtualbox in a live USB booting MX Linux system (i.e. you have installed and configured it correctly
Thank you, for a presentation and all the info. It is good to know that manager is so flexible. I may try something similar :happy:

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