I’ve searched for some Linux distros for me to try out, and KISS Linux caught my eye. I tried installing it in a QEMU/KVM virtual machine, but I couldn’t get the kernel to boot regardless of what I did. Here’s some bullet points of what I tried:
- A BIOS install.
- A UEFI install.
- Using
grubas the boot loader.- I’ve also tried installing
grubfrom outside of KISS Linux viagrub-install --boot-directory /mnt/boot /dev/sda
- I’ve also tried installing
- Foregoing a boot loader and using
efibootmgrinstead. - Using the (unmaintained) original KISS repo.
- I was able to boot, but I couldn’t replace the old repo with the
kiss-communityrepo due to mismatching checksums.
- I was able to boot, but I couldn’t replace the old repo with the
I love the idea behind KISS Linux, and I think it might be the end of my distrohopping. If any more information is required, please ask and I’ll try to supply it.
I made sure to run
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfgin both my BIOS and UEFI attempts. I also made sure to installefibootmgrduring my UEFI attempts. From my understanding, the issue is probably the kernel, as I can’t use modules or aninitramfs, but I’ll try usingtinyramfson my next attempt.Well, then you can always try a different kernel, like zen or LTS. Good luck installing KISS!