[09:27] <sacarde> hi
[09:28] <sacarde> is possible to run unity8 in ubuntu on qemu-kvm ?
[09:33] <sacarde> I try installing unity8 on 16.04 and in 16.10, but when I insert user/password in lightdm, then nothing appens
[09:33] <sacarde> I view this: http://sacarde.altervista.org/np/unity8-1.jpg
[09:36] <Saviq> sacarde, yes it should work in qemu/kvm - what you're seeing there suggests unity8 failed to start for some reason
[09:36] <Saviq> sacarde, one thing that might still be required is you might need to add ppa:ci-train-ppa-service/stable-phone-overlay
[09:36] <Saviq> (we need to fix that)
[09:37] <Saviq> I'll try to get it going here and let you know what's my success rate
[09:50] <sacarde> Saviq, added ppa, and now I have to install any pkg?
[09:50] <Saviq> sacarde, update and dist-upgrade
[09:51] <sacarde> ok
[10:15] <Saviq> sacarde, hmm, I just picked up the 16.10 ISO from releases.ubuntu.com, installed that and selected Unity8 in the greeter and unity8 started just fine
[10:17] <Saviq> please clear /var/log/lightdm/*, try again and check if any of those files say anything interesting about why it wouldn't start
[10:35] <duflu> Saviq, sacarde: Mir only supports the QXL option on QEMU/KVM right now. I'm not experienced with it but anpok_ is. More VM support will come before 17.04
[10:35] <duflu> But for now I EOD
[10:42] <anpok_> sacarde, Saviq: we currently do not support the drm dirty-fb submission mode.. which seems to be used by vbox and the default kvm video adapters
[10:43] <anpok_> but it should be simple to add ..
[10:43] <Saviq> ah I might've done something to configure QEMU/KVM to use the supported video?
[10:43] <anpok_> yes selecting qxl and videao adapter and vm-manager to launch a spice server
[10:43] <anpok_> *qxl as video adapter
[11:05] <Saviq> sacarde, http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/SPICE#Enabling_SPICE_using_virt-manager might help in what's required to have QXL as your video adapter
[14:53] <sacarde> hi
[14:59] <sacarde> Saviq, I try adding qemu parameter: -vga qxl
[14:59] <sacarde> and now unity8 start!
[15:00] <Saviq> sacarde, nice :)
[15:00] <sacarde> only one problem
[15:00] <sacarde> I view 2 cursor
[15:00] <sacarde> and I cannot control real cursor well
[15:02] <Saviq> sacarde, yeah I'm not sure how to confine the mouse cursor to the machine - it sure should be possible...
[15:03] <Saviq> sacarde, one workaround we've been using: use a USB mouse and redirect the USB device to the VM directly ;)
[15:29] <sacarde> unity8 is made for mobile ?
[15:29] <sacarde> I read: "swipe from the left edge to open the launcher"
[15:30] <sacarde> how can I "swipe" with normal cursor ?
[16:13] <Saviq> sacarde, it should say "push against..." when you use a mouse
[16:13] <Saviq> sacarde, but the same problem applies - USB mouse redirected to the VM is your best bet atm
[16:14] <Saviq> sacarde, and yes, unity8 started on mobile and is growing to desktop usecases, allowing us to keep them going in the same direction, hence convergence that isn't just schizophrenia