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On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 11:58:14AM -0700, Andrew David Wong wrote:
> On 2016-08-17 11:50, [email protected] wrote:
> > On Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 2:45:25 PM UTC-4,
> > [email protected] wrote:
> >> On Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 1:51:37 PM UTC-4, Andrew David 
> >> Wong wrote:
> > On 2016-08-16 20:00, [email protected] wrote:
> >>>>> On Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at 10:44:06 PM UTC-4, Andrew 
> >>>>> David Wong wrote: On 2016-08-16 18:46, [email protected] 
> >>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>> On Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at 8:25:03 PM UTC-4, 
> >>>>>>>> Andrew David Wong wrote: On 2016-08-16 17:20, 
> >>>>>>>> [email protected] wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>> Unfortunately, I need to install bumblebee for 
> >>>>>>>>>>> better power management for my laptop. Copying 
> >>>>>>>>>>> over the rpms and installing them are easy
> >>>>>>>>>>> enough but my concern is with any dependencies
> >>>>>>>>>>> that may be needed
> >>>>>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>> Maybe there's a way to define your own repo and 
> >>>>>>>> piggyback on the usual dom0 update mechanism, but
> >>>>>>>> I've never really played around with this (due to
> >>>>>>>> the security risks), so I don't know if it's
> >>>>>>>> possible.
> >>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>> The predefined repos are in /etc/yum.repos.d/. Here
> >>>>>>>> are the basics of the dom0 update system:
> >>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>> https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/software-update-dom0/
> >>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>> Here are the technical details:
> >>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>> https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/dom0-secure-updates/
> >>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>> And, in case it helps, an explanation of networking
> >>>>>>>> in Qubes:
> >>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>> https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/networking/
> >>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>> Alright, added the bumblebee repos. But when trying
> >>>>>>>> to install anything from them or run a
> >>>>>>>> qubes-dom0-update (this is all from dom0 terminal), I
> >>>>>>>> get "Failed to synchronize cache for repo
> >>>>>>>> 'bumblebee', disabling"
> >>>>>>>> 
> >>>>>>>> Are there some kind of special exceptions I need to
> >>>>>>>> add to the sys-firewall vm?
> >>>>>>>> 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> Are you downloading updates via Tor (sys-whonix)? If so,
> >>>>> try requesting a new identity (press 'n' in tor-arm) or
> >>>>> just wait 10 minutes, then try again.
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> I did not install the tor network for the whole system so
> >>>>> it shouldn't be using tor. Any ideas on the cache error?
> >>>>> 
> > 
> > Well, the cache error is why I asked. I frequently get that error 
> > when updating over Tor, but not otherwise. What is your default 
> > UpdateVM? (Qubes Manager -> System -> Global settings -> UpdateVM)
> > 
> > And what is that VM's NetVM?
> > 
> >> 
> >> All default settings: update vm is sys-firewall and it's net is 
> >> sys-net
> > 
> > Perhaps I'm adding the repos to the wrong place. I added them in 
> > dom0. Should I instead add them to the sys-firewall template vm?
> > 
> 
> Sorry, I don't know. As I said, I've never tried playing around with
> the system in that way. Maybe someone else can offer you better advice.

If you want to install package from other repository to dom0, then yes,
add it in dom0 /etc/yum.repos.d. You also need to import package signing
key (sudo rpm --import /path/to/the/key).
As usual - be very careful when installing additional stuff in dom0, as
it may compromise system security.

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Best Regards,
Marek Marczykowski-Górecki
Invisible Things Lab
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
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