On Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 11:00 PM, Leeteqxv <teqleez...@leeteq.com> wrote: > (Ref. "I wish there was a magical menu entry that could do this:" > - "Enforce restarting sys-net/sys-Firewall and temporarily take down any > open VM that are blocking the restart, and then subsequently start them all > again afterwards WITH all the software that was running inside each one > too...") > > (If that is too much to ask for a script, then imagine the daunting task > every time one has to do that manually.)
You mean like this? https://gist.github.com/jpouellet/aaeecdf34b2d066371a5acfead978467/d23fcecb7150fa10921c54ba9dac9ed7f0e5c20a But it is likely that you actually want this instead: https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/wireless-troubleshooting/ > Qubes has a deeper motivation for this kind of automation than other OSes > due to the consequences of security dilemmas stemming from the separation of > tasks/VMs etc. > > Maybe Qubes does not have a choice, but to actually tackle this challenge at > it roots. > > If I am right about that, then we can look at this from a strategic point of > view, as an oppurtunity to take the lead: > > The above linked other issue is a good example on exactly what we want a > computer to automate in general. Or... we could focus on the massive backlog of qubes-specific problems to solve. > The world does not need the (overhyped) "Artificial Intelligence" > developments so much as really flexible automation like this example. We are > far away from creating anything intelligence-like, but these automation bits > are well within our reach even without any "A.I." > > Because we are all in the same boat regarding all the dilemmas, caveats and > workarounds in the struggle to stay as secure as possibl as convenient as > possible, Qubes has a unique challenge that is much larger and much more > deep felt than any other OS users has: for a workable interface to this kind > of automation. > > Maybe an opportunity or potential benefit lies within this challenge: > > Could we invite A.I. developers into a cross-platform Linux project that > aims at providing tools to let users manage, configure, schedule, etc. > automation like this through the GUI, so we make sure we are at the helm of > such developments and thus have even greater influence to affect its > direction to cover our (extra) needs? There is already way more work to do than man-hours available. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to qubes-users@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/CABQWM_CWM935RUz5H%2BCdzDctvG0o%2BUc72e87i-Jne3O_s5GyFw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
