On Fri, 25 Aug 2017 17:12:29 +0300 Reco <recovery...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi. > > On Fri, 25 Aug 2017 06:15:09 -0700 > Patrick Bartek <nemomm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Have been testing Stretch with alternate inits -- sysvinit and > > runit to be specific -- in Virtualbox on a Wheezy host while > > leaving systemd files alone. Not even "pinning" them. Well decided > > to see what removing them would do. I followed the "Variant" > > option instructions on the Nosystemd site. > > > > http://without-systemd.org/wiki/index.php/Debian_Stretch > > > > No problems until I installed the VBoxGuestAddditions. Startx would > > only work if run by root. Run by user got $DiISPLAY environment > > error. Couldn't find screen. > <skip> > > Anyone got any ideas. Everything works fine if GuestAdditions not > > installed. > > It's been awhile since I poked VirtualBox but I get that suspicion > that Xorg module provided by VirtualBox needs root access to do its > job. I've been using Virtualbox for years with numerous distros installed with various configurations. This is the first time I've expereinced this with Guest Additions.. > So, I'd start with installing 'xserver-xorg-legacy' package. I'll look into it. Thanks. B
