> Hi, > > Sorry the delay, I've been away :) > > On Sun, Nov 06, 2022 at 07:02:12AM +0000, let-me-use-copy-and-paste wrote: > > > I installed Alpine Linux 3.16 virtual machine edition on > > QEMU/KVM using Virt-Manager. I installed XFCE on it. I wanted > > to enable copy-and-paste, so I tried to install spice-vdagent > > on it, but it kept crashing. I checked the output using the > > "-x" parameter, and basically, it crashed due to the lack of > > /dev/uinput. The screenshot is > > at https://i.imgur.com/9WKaVG8.png > > > > I do not know Linux much, so I am not sure if /dev/uinput is > > not present due to the settings of the virtual machine or > > because I have not installed something on Alpine Linux. I tried > > the standard edition of Alpine, and right after the > > installation, /dev/uinput was not present. > > > > In case that Alpine Linux indeed does not support /dev/uinput, > > can't the spice service run anyway? All I want is text > > copy-and-paste between the host and the guest, and does that > > feature need /dev/uinput? > > > > Well, seems that they do build uinput.ko > > https://pkgs.alpinelinux.org/contents?file=uinput.ko&path=&name=linux-vanilla&branch=v3.4&repo=main&arch=x86_64 > > It might be a matter of installing the right package and/or > modprobe uinput > > Cheers, > Victor The version you linked was version 3.4. The current Alpine Linux version is 3.16, and when I selected 3.16 on that page, there was no package with the name. Doesn't it mean that it is no longer supported?
