On Wed, Jan 02, 2019 at 01:09:34PM +0545, Frank Beuth wrote: > On Fri, Dec 28, 2018 at 08:58:37PM -0800, John Smiley wrote: > > > > I researched far and wide and decided to drop down a level and not aim > > for the very latest hardware. I ended up with a Thinkpad T480 with i7 > > quad core, Intel graphics, 2k display, 32GB memory, etc. And it was in > > sale for 70% off. Done. I love that little guy. It runs everything with > > nary a compant. I tried Ubuntu, Fedora, Pop!, Debian, and Manjaro. They > > all installed and ran without me having to do anything special. I was > > about to settle on Ubuntu even though they made some choices I didn’t > > like, but for a no fuss system, it’s hard to beat Ubuntu. Then i > > discovered Qubes. The rest is history. Futzing became my new way of life > > but I felt I was spending that time fruitfully. So far am happy with the > > choice. > > If anyone has ever run Qubes without futzing, what was the trick? Using > well-supported hardware? A previous life as a Fedora admin? Voodoo > incantations every morning?
Well supported hardware is the key, I think. If you spend some time researching HCL and available options, then pain can be minimised. And, of course, having a system set up for you is ideal. It's that that can make Qubes work for people who don't know admin or voodoo. -- 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 [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-users/20190102105530.ljfuwm5irufpmoix%40thirdeyesecurity.org. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
