How to test Mabox Labwc pre-release iso with Qemu (Quickemu)

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How to use Mabox Labwc pre-release iso with Qemu (Quickemu)

  1. Install quickemu:
#update pkgs db first
yay
#install quickemu
yay quickemu
  1. Make a directory for isos and VMs (here for example ~/emu)
mkdir ~/emu
cd ~/emu
  1. Create config file mabox-labwc.conf in ~/emu dir
    mabox-labwc.conf content:
#!/usr/bin/quickemu --vm
guest_os="linux"
disk_img="mabox-labwc/disk.qcow2"
iso="mabox-labwc/mabox-linux-24.12-Istredd-241231-linux66.iso"
  1. Create mabox-labwc directory inside ~/emu
mkdir -p ~/emu/mabox-labwc
  1. Download or place iso into this dir
cd ~/emu/mabox-labwc/
wget https://repo.maboxlinux.org/iso/pre-release/mabox-linux-24.12-Istredd-241231-linux66.iso
  1. Run command from ~/emu dir
cd ~/emu
quickemu --vm mabox-labwc.conf
#or
quickemu --vm mabox-labwc.conf --width 1600 --height 900

if you like to specify resolution

Have fun :slight_smile:

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Step 1 presents me five AUR options, I took number two (the Mabox one) but there is a 404 error:

error: no se pudo obtener el archivo «quickemu-4.9.6-2-any.pkg.tar.zst» desde repo.maboxlinux.org: The requested URL returned error: 404

Which one is the best fit here please? :thinking:

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Pkgs database refresh first:

yay
#or
yay -Syu
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This disorients me somewhat.
I was reading about Labwc and I understand it is for Wayland and as far as I understand we use X11.
Does installing this change X11 for Wayland or does it stay in a separate box without modifying the original system?