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QubesOS – A reasonably secure operating system
I've been using Qubes for the past 2 years while going to school, and I found it really fun and helpful. A lot of professors had me download random closed source software from random websites during the pandemic, and it was easier to download it to a VM than to convince them about Free Software. More than that though it's been really helpful just for my own workflow. I can hit a keybind and start working from essentially a fresh linux install. It's easier to stay on task when each VM is designed to only do one kind of task. It's also nice having debian, fedora, windows, kali, and whonix all easily accessible on the same machine.
The main sticking point for me is that Qubes is reasonably secure from _myself_. I make mistakes. I first started using linux with an Ubuntu install that I broke a year later because I accidentally added in a space when typing `rm -rf ~/Arduino` which made it `rm -rf ~ /Arduino`. On Qubes I can `sudo rm -rf /` on the VM I'm using right now and not break a sweat. I have a keybind to spawn a disposable "airgapped" VM to deal with sensitive or untrusted data, and it helps knowing that even if I mess up with whatever I'm doing, the VM will keep everything reasonably contained.
Some cool things that Qubes has outside of just VMs are its features enabled by the communication between VMs. Notable ones are Split GPG (https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/split-gpg/) which let you use a VM as if it were a smartcard for GPG and Split SSH (https://github.com/Qubes-Community/Contents/blob/master/docs...) which let you isolate your private SSH keys from your VM running your SSH client.
There are some sticking points around Qubes. For instance, I use Tailscale to connect my computers to each other from anywhere. Tailscale's install scripts add their keys to my VM's package manager for updates and installs. The proper way to do this in Qubes is to clone a TemplateVM, run Tailscale's install script, update, install, and then base an AppVM off of it. But that creates an entire new OS taking up storage and requiring updates. You can hack a way around this in an AppVM which saves a considerable amount of space, but it takes a lot of upfront time to do and requires you to manually update it.
Another sticking point is hardware acceleration. The desktop environment has access to hardware acceleration, so it runs fine, but opening videos in AppVMs is all software decoded. I'm on a Thinkpad T580 and it can run 1080p videos, but the fans turn on and can't do 4K. When I want to game or do something GPU heavy I either stream from my tower or completely switch over.
Overall, I'm really happy with Qubes and I'm planning to stick with it on my laptops.
- Installing Windows 10 as a Qube. The install crashes at 10% in the "Getting files ready for installation" stage
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GPU passthrough on Qubes?
I can't speak to 17+ GPUs - but have successfully passed through a single high-end GPU for gaming via following these instructions: https://github.com/Qubes-Community/Contents/blob/master/docs/customization/gaming-hvm.md
- Qubes OS new templates?
- Installer crashes at last moment ?
- Dual-booting Qubes and a Debian distro?
- ArchQubes?
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Windows 7, 10, or 11 vm in Qubes-Os
Yes its possible. But check here under "Audio Support", also says at the bottom that windows 7, 10 & 11 are fully supported. As for how to install Windows, here. And installing Windows 11 by disabling the TPM check: https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/windows-11-in-qubes/6759/8.
- ISO download for HVM failing on all VMs
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VPN Killswitch?
Follow this guide https://github.com/Qubes-Community/Contents/blob/master/docs/configuration/vpn.md
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Over 100k Infected Repos Found on GitHub
Are you using an Nvidia GPU?
https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/5104
https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/7591
If not, try this: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/6880#issuecom...
There is no tearing on my Librem laptops.
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A modest update to Qubes OS
> The gnome desktop will be important for adoption
Gnome is too opinionated to adjust it for Qubes: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/1806#issuecom...
However you can easily install KDE.
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4.2 RC2
Are we still getting a second RC for 4.2? I remember originally we were told that we would because of the new Qubes builder tool, but I see the milestone jumped to 96% since last I checked, are we getting a full release at the 100% github milestone? Or what happens when it hits 100? https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/milestone/26
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QubesOS – A reasonably secure operating system
This project was never stagnant, a lot of things are always happening here: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues.
Concerning the certified hardware, few vendors try to make the certification, and also coreboot is required: https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/certified-hardware/#hardware-ce...
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NixOS and My Descent into Insanity
Not precisely, but a lot is going on in this direction: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/1939.
- Thunderbird add-on
- Can Qubes or Qubes+Whonix Run a VM Within Its Own?
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Would I benefit from Qubes with no Trusted Platform Module (TPM)?
I read that there is a plan to implement per-VM encryption (https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/1293)
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Qubes OS Installer gets stuck on "Reached target basic system"
Looks like a fix might be close at hand: This pull request is linked to the issue "Hardware support: Ryzen 7000 series / Zen 4 / AM5."
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Anyone know of the timeline to release a new Qubes 4.1 installer ISO?
This bug report indicates that "kernel-latest" will be in the next official build of the Qubes 4.1 install ISO. Thing is on the mirrors the last release of 4.1 (actually 4.1.1) was July 18th 2022, and thus the title of this post.
What are some alternatives?
Qubes-vpn-support - VPN configuration in Qubes OS
com.discordapp.Discord
proton-bridge - Proton Mail Bridge application
wayland-keylogger - Proof-of-concept Wayland keylogger
qubes-app-split-browser - Tor Browser (or Firefox) in a Qubes OS disposable, with persistent bookmarks and login credentials
MS-DOS - The original sources of MS-DOS 1.25 and 2.0, for reference purposes
bitmap-fonts - Monospaced bitmap fonts for X11, good for terminal use.
wyng-backup - Fast Time Machine-like backups for logical volumes & disk images
qubes-windows-tools-cross - Qubes Windows Tools build with mingw, wine and qubes-builder
ExpansionCards - Reference designs and documentation to create Expansion Cards for the Framework Laptop
qubes-tunnel - Integration of vpn tunnels for Qubes OS
qubes-mirage-firewall - A Mirage firewall VM for QubesOS