tirsdag den 17. marts 2020 kl. 11.01.14 UTC+1 skrev M: > > mandag den 16. marts 2020 kl. 21.41.32 UTC+1 skrev [email protected]: >> >> I installed Ubuntu as a HVM and had to muck around with the disc it >> installed on as I said (xvda/xvdb etc). Some worked some didn't. >> >> With regards to resolution I did try from within Ubuntu but the maximum >> resolution was I think 800X600 which is tiny and it didn't give me any more >> options. Supposedly this is fixable, but I didn't go there. If you get >> that far you will see that the display window cuts off your ability to >> access the resolution drop down bar on the right. Grab the window in the >> middle and pull the entire thing to the left and you can then get to the >> drop down bar, but mine only had the one resolution option. >> >> I didn't go down the template path but Sven kindly posted this below as a >> guide. It probably recreates what you said, but it may provide some finer >> detail. >> >> Again, let me know how you get on. >> >> Here's the post: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *I'll take a shot at it.Let's say you have a VM called 'web' in which you >> downloaded a file'template.rpm' which is not stored >> under/home/user/Downloads/template.rm in that 'web' VM.You want to transfer >> it to dom0.So in dom0 you will be using a command called qvm-run, which >> allows youto run/start programs inside VMs. It has a parameter called >> --pass-iowhich let's you see the output of that program in your dom0 >> terminal.You can test this for example with a simple text file. In your >> 'web' VMstart a terminal and use gedit to create a text file test.txt in >> yourhome directory (/home/user/test.txt). Put some "hello world!" >> textinside and safe it / close gedit. Not in your terminal write >> "cat/home/user/test.txt" and you will see the contents of that text file >> inthe terminal.Next, go to dom0 and open a terminal there. In that terminal >> write:"qvm-run --pass-io web 'cat /home/user/test.txt'"Now you see the >> context of the text file in your dom0 terminal. Thefinal step is to add >> something to the end of this command: "qvm-run--pass-io web 'cat >> /home/user/test.txt' > /home/user/test.txtWhen you run this, instead of >> seeing the output in the terminal it isnow written into /home/user/test.txt >> in dom0! You can verify with "cat/home/user/test.txt"I've explained this >> with a little text file to make it easy tounderstand. Back to your >> /home/user/Downloads/template.rpm in the webVM. We can use the same >> mechanism:qvm-run --pass-io web 'cat /home/user/Downloads/template.rpm' >> >/home/user/template.rpmIt'll take a few secondes or maybe even a minute >> depending on yourcomputer and the size of the file. But when it's done you >> know havesuccessfully copied the template.rpm into dom0 and can now runsudo >> dnf install template.rpmThis is all described a bit more brief >> athttps://www.qubes-os.org/doc/copy-from-dom0/ >> <https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/copy-from-dom0/>Cheers,/Sven* >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, 17 March 2020 06:12:35 UTC+11, M wrote: >>> >>> mandag den 16. marts 2020 kl. 18.48.13 UTC+1 skrev [email protected]: >>>> >>>> Good luck with this. I have managed to install Ubuntu but you only get >>>> a small window (which apparently is fixable but I didn't go there). >>>> Networking is difficult and I could never get it to recognise my wifi >>>> adapter. You could always try and install an Ubuntu template from here: >>>> https://qubes.3isec.org/Templates_4.0/ but that entails installing >>>> the template in dom0 which I wasn't real keen on. There is guide here on >>>> how to do it. Let me know if you can't find it and you want it. >>>> >>>> I also into the problems that you are citing. I solved it by mucking >>>> around with installing it on xvda then xvdb etc. I changed the virtual >>>> drive installation options and it worked. But I'm just letting you know >>>> that you will opening a door to some more challenges. I was trying to >>>> install Ubuntu because I know it and I can set up my printers etc, but I >>>> gave up and went through the learning of doing all of this on a Fedora >>>> template in qubes which was a better result anyway. >>>> >>>> Good luck. Let us know how you go. >>>> >>> >>> >>> 1) Thanks for the optimistic view. :) >>> >>> 2) Regarding the small window: Have you tried to change the screen >>> resolutions in Ubuntu ? - although you can't get full screen, it should be >>> possible to get it at least almost full screen. It works in both Windows >>> 10, Linux Mint and Debian 10.3. >>> >>> 3) For me it's fine if just I can get on the internet from within >>> Ubuntu by using a cable connection ? - I haven't been able to get it >>> working in a Debian GUI HVM, but at least in a Windows 10 and Linux Mint >>> HVM. But I would like to install a program that only works with Debian and >>> Ubuntu, so I need to at least get either Debian or Ubuntu to work and being >>> able to connect to the internet. >>> >>> 4) Thanks for the link. For me this one sounds relevant: >>> https://qubes.3isec.org/Templates_4.0/qubes-template-bionic-desktop-4.0.1-202001121248.noarch.rpm >>> >>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fqubes.3isec.org%2FTemplates_4.0%2Fqubes-template-bionic-desktop-4.0.1-202001121248.noarch.rpm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNH2J5k5Sk36ySKBfxnLTYciH9K34g> >>> >>> as I guess it has a desktop with a GUI. >>> To use it, shall I then just download it to a VM, copy it to dom0 >>> by executing this command; qvm-run -p <build_qube> "cat ' >>> /home/user/Downloads/ >>> qubes-template-bionic-desktop-4.0.1-202001121248.noarch.rpm'" > >>> qubes-template-bionic-desktop-4.0.1-202001121248.noarch.rpm I guess " >>> <build_qube>" shall be replaced by the name of the new template, is >>> that correct ? >>> And do I then just need to run this command to execute the file and >>> get the template created with a GUI desktop: chmod +x >>> qubes-template-bionic-desktop-4.0.1-202001121248.noarch.rpm && ./ >>> qubes-template-bionic-desktop-4.0.1-202001121248.noarch.rpm ? >>> >>> 5) Do I understand you correctly, that you installed Ubuntu as LVM, and >>> that worked... ? - If so, what options did you change. to make it work ? - >>> Then I might try that first. >>> >>> >>> > > Thanks, the detailed description helped to better understand the commands. > > So in order to install one of the template-files, the user has to do this: > > 1) Download the template-file to a VM from this link: > https://qubes.3isec.org/Templates_4.0/ > I will try to download the following file as I would like to get a > GUI desktop: > https://qubes.3isec.org/Templates_4.0/qubes-template-bionic-desktop-4.0.1-202001121248.noarch.rpm > > <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fqubes.3isec.org%2FTemplates_4.0%2Fqubes-template-bionic-desktop-4.0.1-202001121248.noarch.rpm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNH2J5k5Sk36ySKBfxnLTYciH9K34g> > > 2) Copy the file to dom0 by executing this command in the dom0 terminal: > qvm-run > --pass-io The_name_of_the_VM_the_template-file_was_downloaded_to 'cat > /home/user/Downloads/template.rpm' > /template.rpm > Remember to write the name of the VM the template-file was downloaded > to instead of "The_name_of_the_VM_the_template-file_was_downloaded_to" > and the name of the template-file instead of "template". > > 3) To check that the file is copied to dom0, execute this command in the > dom0 terminal: ls > > 4) To install the template, execute this command in the dom0 terminal: sudo > dnf install template.rpm > Info: The "dnf install" command is used to install a specific package. > > If the user shall do any other things to install the template and make it > run properly, please write the steps in a detailed way so that all > qubes-users are able to follow the steps. > > If these steps is all the steps the user has to make to get the template > up and running, please write this in a comment. > > I will then try to install the template, see how it works and return with > a comment about this. > > >
I have installed the template by following the guide I published before, which is quite easy. After the installation, I get a short-cut in the "Qubes menu" labelled "Template: bionic-desktop" with these sub-short-cuts: 1) Help, 2) Qube Settings and 3) Terminal. When pressing on help, a Ubuntu help page appear. I don't see any sign of a GUI desktop... Maybe I have to do some more... But what ? I need someone to guide me in order to get further. Please write how I shall continue. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/e560d10a-d0b7-4ea3-b55d-f21dd10aab60%40googlegroups.com.
