First time server install - problem on Mint

Howdy,
on the journey moving to Linux, looking for a remote solution
Mint latest fresh install

openssh-server installed.
port 22 opened - can ssh to the machine

ThinLinc server ( .deb) installed

/opt/thinlinc/sbin/tl-setup ends with a

2026-02-19 18:26:57,804: Configuring CUPS…
2026-02-19 18:26:57,804: Adding ‘nearest’ printer queue…
2026-02-19 18:27:02,852: Adding ‘thinlocal’ printer queue…
2026-02-19 18:27:07,795: Done
2026-02-19 18:27:14,425: Traceback (most recent call last):
2026-02-19 18:27:14,425: File “/opt/thinlinc/modules/thinlinc/tlsetup/firewall.py”, line 77, in Oooo0o0oO0
2026-02-19 18:27:14,425: “yes” if iI111iiIi11i [ o0o . name ] . get_active ( ) else “no” )
2026-02-19 18:27:14,425: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
2026-02-19 18:27:14,425: KeyError: ‘OpenSSH’

Any hints are highly appreciated
Thanks
Oskar

Hi @oskaratk,

Unfortunately this is a known bug in the current version of ThinLinc. It has been fixed for the next version, but until then, you can try installing via the text-based installer:

$ DISPLAY= /opt/thinlinc/sbin/tl-setup

Hope that helps.

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