On Wed, Apr 17, 2019 at 01:16:57AM +0000, john s. wrote: > On 3/23/19 6:31 PM, Jon deps wrote: > > On 3/19/19 4:59 PM, Steven Walker wrote: > > > I am still pretty new to Qubes. I have managed to create a new qube, > > > but I want to install some software for use with this qube. I have > > > read that it has to be installed to the template and not the actual > > > qube. As the template has no actual network connection, how do I go > > > about this? > > > > > > Using 4.0.1, Fedora 29 > > > > > > Any help greatly appeciated. > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > > pretty sure, there are different ways to skin the cat, though > > > > > > the Templates are designed to obtain access indirectly, that is what the > > "salt" stuff is they talk about ....it seems by default to be setup to > > use sys-whonix-14 to install updates , somewhat magically > > > > you can actually change the netvm without shutting down the templates > > > > generally it's bad form to give the templates direct access, though > > may you might want to once in while in order to troubleshoot something > > , etc .....testing it the morning , you should be able to install non > > updates without Direct access > > > > > > > > for me Templates aren't worth backing up , I'm not worried about my > > system melting down much ..... and anyway its going to be best to > > fresh install , which is easy-ist in Qubes, which is one of the > > beauties of the technology .... > > > > hence, I clone for other reasons > > > > one word of advice is keep a paper list of custom packages you > > install so when it goes to Fedora-30 you install fresh and then add > > back fresh packages , your files will persist, > > > > > > my problem what few files I have end up spread out over 10 App Qubes > > > > > > > > If I do this : > > echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt xenial main" | > sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/signal-xenial.list > deb [arch=amd64] https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt xenial main > > > > > then I do NOT need to add anything to /etc/apt/sources.list.d/qubes-r4.list > ?? > > nor > > /etc/apt/sources.list ?? > > > for Debian-9 stretch ? > > > ty > >
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