On Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 4:39:24 PM UTC-4, Marek Marczykowski-Górecki 
wrote:
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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.
> 
> - -- 
> 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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So is it the lack of signing causing the cache errors? I also have no idea 
where to import the signing key from

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