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Germ

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From: Bushyhead, Oklahoma

Registered: 2023-06-30

Posts: 96

[SOLVED] MX-Tools will not install on Q4OS 6.1

Downloaded the .qsi file for the q4os mx tools and it exits with this error when trying to install:

Simulation not successful, sorry, I cannot install now.
Cleaning and canceling ...

Last edited by Germ (2025-11-15 14:30)

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hchiper

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2020-07-28

Posts: 788

Re: [SOLVED] MX-Tools will not install on Q4OS 6.1

q4osteam has already responded, see https://www.q4os.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=5683

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q4osteam

Q4OS Team

Registered: 2015-12-06

Posts: 6,107

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Re: [SOLVED] MX-Tools will not install on Q4OS 6.1

MX tools for Q4OS 6 already work, so this is a bug.

@Germ
So we would need the following info to track down the issue:
- What desktop are you using, Plasma, Trinity, other ?
- Specify the .qsi file you downloaded
- Run in terminal and post back the output:
$ qrepolist
- Provide the install log "$HOME/.appsetup2/log/setup-mxtools-xxx.log"

Germ

Member

From: Bushyhead, Oklahoma

Registered: 2023-06-30

Posts: 96

Re: [SOLVED] MX-Tools will not install on Q4OS 6.1

Plasma desktop
setup_q4os-mxtools-plasma_5.3-a1.qsi
In terminal I get "permission denied"  as user and as root.
install log:

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chromium-common chromium-sandbox
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
calamares calamares-settings-debian covix-libs cracklib-runtime cryptsetup
cryptsetup-bin libburn4t64 libcrack2 libisoburn1t64 libisofs6t64 libjte2
libpwquality-common libpwquality1 libyaml-cpp0.8 menu s4-iso-template
s4-remaster s4-snapshot squashfs-tools syslinux-utils whois xorriso
Suggested packages:
cryptsetup-initramfs menu-l10n libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl xorriso-tcltk jigit
cdck
Recommended packages:
localize-repo
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calamares calamares-settings-debian covix-libs cracklib-runtime cryptsetup
cryptsetup-bin libburn4t64 libcrack2 libisoburn1t64 libisofs6t64 libjte2
libpwquality-common libpwquality1 libyaml-cpp0.8 menu s4-iso-template
s4-remaster s4-snapshot s4-snapshot-extq squashfs-tools syslinux-utils whois
xorriso
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Conf squashfs-tools (1:4.6.1-1 Debian:13.1/stable [amd64])
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chromium-common chromium-sandbox
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
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cryptsetup-bin libburn4t64 libcrack2 libisoburn1t64 libisofs6t64 libjte2
libpwquality-common libpwquality1 libyaml-cpp0.8 menu s4-iso-template
s4-remaster s4-snapshot squashfs-tools syslinux-utils whois xorriso
Suggested packages:
cryptsetup-initramfs menu-l10n libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl xorriso-tcltk jigit
cdck
Recommended packages:
localize-repo
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cryptsetup-bin libburn4t64 libcrack2 libisoburn1t64 libisofs6t64 libjte2
libpwquality-common libpwquality1 libyaml-cpp0.8 menu s4-iso-template
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cdck
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localize-repo
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Setting up libyaml-cpp0.8:amd64 (0.8.0+dfsg-7) ...
Setting up libcrack2:amd64 (2.9.6-5.2+b1) ...
Setting up s4-snapshot-extq (1.1-a1) ...
Distro [trixie], adding repositories, configuring ...
Setting up menu (2.1.51) ...
Setting up cracklib-runtime (2.9.6-5.2+b1) ...
Setting up libpwquality1:amd64 (1.4.5-5) ...
Setting up calamares (3.3.14-1) ...
Setting up calamares-settings-debian (13.0.13-1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.13.1-1) ...
Processing triggers for libglib2.0-0t64:amd64 (2.84.4-3~deb13u1) ...
Processing triggers for mailcap (3.74) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.28-1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.18-2) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.41-12) ...
Processing triggers for menu (2.1.51) ...
Copying system packages ... Done
Configuring Apt ...
Configuring Apt ... Done
Checking installation ...
Checking installation ... OK
Postinstall operations ...
Postinstall operations ... Done
Registering application ... OK
Finishing installation ...
Installation successfully completed :-)

repo list:

germ@q4os:~$ qrepolist
deb http://q4os.org/q4repo/ q4os-6-0-cn main
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ trixie main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
deb http://security.debian.org/ trixie-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ trixie-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
deb http://q4os.org/qexarepo/chrome/ trixie-chrome-cn main
deb https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main
deb http://mirrors.rit.edu/mxlinux/mx-packages/mx/repo/ trixie main non-free ahs
deb https://q4os.sourceforge.io/qexarepo/mxtools/ trixie-mxtools-cn main

After checking the install log, it says installed successfully.  I checked and they are installed, and work.

QSI Installer originally said:

Simulation not successful, sorry, I cannot install now.
Cleaning and canceling ...

So even though it said it failed, they actually did install.

Strange...

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q4osteam

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Re: [SOLVED] MX-Tools will not install on Q4OS 6.1

What if you run the setup_q4os-mxtools-plasma_5.3-a1.qsi setup once again ?

In terminal I get "permission denied"  as user and as root.

For what command ?

Strange ..

Yes, run command and post the output:
ls -l $HOME/.appsetup2/log/

Germ

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Re: [SOLVED] MX-Tools will not install on Q4OS 6.1

Running again with qsi installer shows:
MX Tools software is already installed, so cancelling installation ...

Tried to run from terminal with command
"setup_q4os-mxtools-plasma_5.3-a1.qsi" and again with
"./setup_q4os-mxtools-plasma_5.3-a1.qsi"
Both returned permission denied as user and root

germ@q4os:~$ ls -l $HOME/.appsetup2/log/
total 200
-rw-rw-r-- 1 germ germ  13900 Nov  8 09:08 setup-com.vivaldi.Vivaldi_20251108090727.log
-rw-rw-r-- 1 germ germ   3209 Sep 12 12:10 setup-falkon_20250912121007.log
-rw-rw-r-- 1 germ germ   7245 Sep 12 16:42 setup-q4os-chrome_20250912164151.log
-rw-rw-r-- 1 germ germ   8888 Sep 12 16:44 setup-q4os-gparted_20250912164335.log
-rw-rw-r-- 1 germ germ   8971 Sep 12 12:09 setup-q4os-ipcodecs_20250912120902.log
-rw-rw-r-- 1 germ germ 130659 Nov  7 15:25 setup-q4os-mxtools-plasma_20251107150922.log
-rw-rw-r-- 1 germ germ      0 Nov  8 07:42 setup-q4os-mxtools-plasma_20251108074247.log
-rw-rw-r-- 1 germ germ  19325 Sep 18 11:41 setup-s4-snapshot-extq_20250918113948.log

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Re: [SOLVED] MX-Tools will not install on Q4OS 6.1

Tried to run from terminal with command
"setup_q4os-mxtools-plasma_5.3-a1.qsi" and again with
"./setup_q4os-mxtools-plasma_5.3-a1.qsi"
Both returned permission denied as user and root

You can't execute the installer directly. Instead do:
$ appsetup2.exu setup_q4os-mxtools-plasma_5.3-a1.qsi

ls -l $HOME/.appsetup2/log/
...

It's really curious. We would like to solve it. Please run in terminal:
$ reportq4
and send the debug file generated via email support@q4os.org , or attach it here for us to analyze.

Germ

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Re: [SOLVED] MX-Tools will not install on Q4OS 6.1

reportq4 emailed.

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Re: [SOLVED] MX-Tools will not install on Q4OS 6.1

We confirm reception of reportq4. As we have took a look something is not correct here. Some essential log files are truncated to the 1 byte size. So before we can conclude possible issues, please run the command and post back:
$ sudo ls -l /var/log/live_inst/

Germ

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From: Bushyhead, Oklahoma

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Posts: 96

Re: [SOLVED] MX-Tools will not install on Q4OS 6.1

germ@q4os:~$ sudo ls -l /var/log/live_inst/
[sudo] password for germ:       
total 20
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1 Nov  8 07:56 q4hook1.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1 Nov  8 07:56 q4hook2.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1 Nov  8 07:56 q4hook3.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1 Nov  8 07:56 q4hook5.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1 Nov  8 07:56 q4hook_bootloaderconfig.log

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Re: [SOLVED] MX-Tools will not install on Q4OS 6.1

It seems that something went wrong during or after the installation. The log files are 1 byte in size. Unfortunately, we have too few information to determine what is wrong, and the log files are also missing. Could it be a hard drive problem ? For now, we can only recommend that you check if the hardware is fine and perform a fresh installation.

Germ

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Re: [SOLVED] MX-Tools will not install on Q4OS 6.1

I don't think it's the hard drive.  It's less than a year old.  The system is fast and responsive with no other errors.  I'll do some checking.

I have used the QSI Installer to install other things without error messages and the MX Tools did install OK.  I just thought they did not by the error message.

I'll keep it "as is" and report back if something becomes apparent.

Thank you for your efforts. 

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Re: [SOLVED] MX-Tools will not install on Q4OS 6.1

Okay. There are at least two strange things going on in your system (mx-tools installer fail and truncated log files), so keep an eye out for that. If you need any more help, feel free to ask

Germ

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Re: [SOLVED] MX-Tools will not install on Q4OS 6.1

I've noticed another little glitch.  There is a "Install Debian" link on the Desktop.  I delete it and next boot it re-appears.  Not a big deal, but annoying.  It has happened three boots in a row.

I'm thinking about re-doing the Q4OS install.

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Re: [SOLVED] MX-Tools will not install on Q4OS 6.1

It appears MX tools hasn't been installed properly. You can make a check:
$ ls -l /usr/bin/add-calamares-desktop-icon*
$ dpkg -S /usr/bin/add-calamares-desktop-icon
and post back the result.

Germ

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Re: [SOLVED] MX-Tools will not install on Q4OS 6.1

germ@q4os:~$ ls -l /usr/bin/add-calamares-desktop-icon*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1870 Jul 13 16:49 /usr/bin/add-calamares-desktop-icon
germ@q4os:~$ dpkg -S /usr/bin/add-calamares-desktop-icon
calamares-settings-debian: /usr/bin/add-calamares-desktop-icon

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Re: [SOLVED] MX-Tools will not install on Q4OS 6.1

We can see Mx-tools are not installed correctly because "add-calamares-desktop-icon" binary isn't diverted as it should be. We would recommend you to reinstall mx-tools.

- First of all do removals:
$ sudo apt --purge autoremove s4-*
$ sudo apt --purge autoremove mx-*
$ sudo apt --purge autoremove q4os-mxtools*
$ sudo apt --purge autoremove q4os-s4-snapshot

- Download the most recent Mx-tools Plasma installer from https://sourceforge.net/projects/q4os/f … ntal_apps/ and install it.

- Post output of the commands for us to check:
$ ls -l /usr/bin/add-calamares-desktop-icon*
$ dpkg -S /usr/bin/add-calamares-desktop-icon

This procedure may fix all the glitches you encountered.

Germ

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Re: [SOLVED] MX-Tools will not install on Q4OS 6.1

germ@q4os:~$ ls -l /usr/bin/add-calamares-desktop-icon*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root  219 Sep 25 06:45 /usr/bin/add-calamares-desktop-icon
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1870 Jul 13 16:49 /usr/bin/add-calamares-desktop-icon.real1
germ@q4os:~$ dpkg -S /usr/bin/add-calamares-desktop-icon
diversion by mx-snapshot from: /usr/bin/add-calamares-desktop-icon
diversion by mx-snapshot to: /usr/bin/add-calamares-desktop-icon.real1
calamares-settings-debian, mx-snapshot: /usr/bin/add-calamares-desktop-icon

Yep, that fixed it.  Thank you!

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Re: [SOLVED] MX-Tools will not install on Q4OS 6.1

Yes, seems to be fixed  hopefully in complete.