Installation icon not responding, no install :\

[josmo]

Hello,

• OpenMandriva Lx version:

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  hi,all first timer here
  Lunduke got me here btw,lol
  booted into dded rome cosmic iso but the installation icon is not responding ??
  tried with both OpenMandrivaLx.rolling-rome-cosmic.x86_64.iso
  and the newer openmandriva.rome-24.12-cosmic.x86_64.iso
  is it cosmic or is it me ?

[rugyada]

@josmo

the installation icon is not responding

Correct.
We are working on this issue, please be patient.
OTOH we’ll check if installing the cosmic desktop to an already installed system, maybe the plasma6 slim iso, may be a workaround.

[josmo]

cool, i ll should try some other de s in the meantime .
Thanks for your quick responds

[josmo]

btw openmandriva.rome-24.12-plasma6.wayland.x86_64.iso
is working fin on my t480

[josmo]

The work around to elevate permission for the cosmic installer
xhost +SI:localuser:root

How to run installer in COSMIC desktop

Running an Installer in Cosmic: Understanding the Workaround When working in the Cosmic environment, you may encounter a challenge when attempting to run applications as the root user. This is because Wayland, which Cosmic uses as its display server, enforces security features that prevent apps from running as root by default. While this security feature is essential for the overall stability and safety of your system, there are specific cases, like running an installer, where a workaround is ne…

Thanks for clearing that up ,