# Setting up a Gramps Development system in Mint **URL:** \ **Category:** Development\ **Created:** [January 18, 2022, 10:02pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/setting-up-a-gramps-development-system-in-mint/2151 "2022-01-18T22:02:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![metadata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@metadata](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/metadata)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 10:02pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/setting-up-a-gramps-development-system-in-mint/2151/1 "2022-01-18T22:02:42Z")
Currently I am trying to set up a Gramps development system on a Windows virtual box . My other post refers to an install under Visual Studio code or WSL At present I have no preference for one over the other and since I have not been able to make enough progress to use either, I would like to devote this thread to resolving the issues I am running up against in VirtualBox Linux/Mint environment. Base line: Windows 10 64-bit Install Oracle VirtualBox - free version Install Guest Additions Install Linux Mint 20.2 Cinnamon Clone the current Gramps from github to ~/Gramps install Eric debugger via Software sources Have python 3.8.10 installed Current state: running python3 setup.py build results in error: no module setuptools running eric Gramps.py sort-of work, but pops up a pile of warnings about a missing localedir I can run Gramps and all seems to work, but I am unable to run a debug session within eric. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/gramps/original/1X/2ac1e712b7adf612e31ca08a55419f4cf37c0158.png) [@system](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 10:02pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/setting-up-a-gramps-development-system-in-mint/2151/2 "2022-02-17T22:02:58Z")
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