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      michael2z
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      I am trying the new AlmaLinux OS based off of CentOS 8. AlmaLinux OS is a 1:1 binary compatible fork of RHEL® 8. I installed the required guest rpms, but AlmaLinux OS isn't recognized by the installer, so the required /var/cache/xe-linux-distribution file is not generated.

      Can I manually add that distribution file? If so, not sure how to do it.

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        michael2z @michael2z
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        @michael2z I just noticed the thread about new a guest tools iso. I'll give that a try and post my results there

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          tony
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          I tried installing via epel-release repository, the install went fine but the service doesn't start properly. The version is xe-guest-utilities-latest-7.21.0-1.el8.x86_64 installed via dnf.

          Jul 27 12:05:03 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Starting Linux Guest Agent...
          Jul 27 12:05:03 localhost.localdomain sysctl[52086]: net.ipv4.conf.all.arp_notify = 1
          Jul 27 12:05:03 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: xe-linux-distribution.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=1
          Jul 27 12:05:03 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: xe-linux-distribution.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
          Jul 27 12:05:03 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Failed to start Linux Guest Agent.
          
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            tony @tony
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            Using this command to install from the old guest tools ISO worked fine

            ./install.sh -d rhel -m 8
            

            the file version is xe-guest-utilities-latest-7.16.0-2.el8.x86_64, the distro logo is not showing though.

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