On Wed, Mar 13, 2019 at 06:12:42AM -0700, Joe Smith wrote: > Would Qubes OS run slow on a HDD with 8GB of RAM? >
Slow, but not unusable. Restrict the amount allocated to dom0 by setting boot parameters appropriately. Restrict the amount allocated to system qubes - you can set these pretty low and restrict maxmem. Of course, you wont be able to run *lots* of qubes at the same time, and undoubtedly you'll feel some pain sometimes, but for ordinary use it will be fine. I have an old x230 with HDD and 8GB and it's perfectly serviceable: I'm using it right now and currently have 13 qubes open, and am building Qubes in one. I ditched Whonix and replaced it with a TorVM, and can do pretty much all I want. (disposableVMs can feel somewhat slow to start so I always have one open in advance to ease the pain.) Of course, your needs (and pain threshold) may differ from mine unman -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-devel" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-devel/20190313151746.zujttgpbmirg3fpy%40thirdeyesecurity.org. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
