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Installation Routine Choosing A Desktop #858
Description
Basic info:
I'm not a new Linux user but not an expert either. I'm currently using Mageia Linux on a daily basis. This is more of a summery of my experience using Anarchy for the first time.
Anarchy version:
v1.0.5
Installation method (VM/Host):
Installed to HDD separate partition, using the ISO on thumb drive.
System specifications (Processor, GPU, RAM ...):
Dell Optiplex 760, Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q9400 2.66GHz, 4GB ram
What you expected would happen
Since this is my first time trying it, I installed on a partition (/dev/sda8) instead of the whole HDD. I wanted to try the Openbox Edition.
What actually happened
Once I booted and went through all procedures up to choosing environment, I picked OB but then needed to choose Back to check something before continuing. Once I continued with the installation and rebooted, for some strange reason, I was in the Budgie Edition instead of Openbox Edition. After noticing it was not Openbox, I decided to continue to use Budgie, since it is a very nice desktop setup.
After updating the repos and adding my personal touches to it. Once I did my first reboot, which was the next day after installing, I received the "Oh no! Something has gone wrong.
A problem has occurred and the system can't recover.
Please log out and try again."
I'm not able to troubleshoot and solve it at this point. But using OB I'm able to log into the system with no issues. It is not the OB Edition but what I installed manually.
Also doing installation and when it get to the grub portion, is there a way to have it notice another distro is installed and ask the user if he/she wants to install Grub or Skip it. I was able to get back into Mageia and reinstall it's grub as the main bootloader.
I did check online and other support sites but nothing to help me figure out my issues.
Thanks for the time and I am still enjoying using Anarchy with Openbox.