On Wed, Feb 10, 2021 at 08:30:22AM -0500, jon will wrote: > So I was trying to make a blackarchlinux and Kali templates (because my job > is a pen tester). I don't know why but after installing tools on > blackarchlinux and Kali I cant start the template. When I boot it up I get > can not connect to qrexec agent for 60 sec, see > /var/log/xen/console/guest/guest-blackarch.log" From what I can gather it > does not recognize the xenfs format because it says "failed to mount > /proc/xen" when I run "sudo xl console -r blackarchlinux" in dom0. it does > say more although that is the first error I get. kali does not have any > error messages but still fails to boot and I get the same "cannot connect to > qrexec agent for 60 seconds". > > can anyone help? > > thanks in advance. >
The reason for this is that these are rolling templates and the Qubes packages cannot keep up with the changes. Almost certainly, when you were installing the Kali packages you removed one or more of the qubes packages. You may be able to access a console using `sudo xl console..` in dom0, and then see what package was removed, and restore it. It's always best to put a hold on the qubes packages, and be prepared to have a broken/inconsistent package system. That and periodically snapshotting/cloning the template during build process, (and keeping close eye on what actions will be taken) will help a great deal. In the present case, you may be able to revert to previous state by using `qvm-volume revert` in dom0 -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/20210210142923.GA3527%40thirdeyesecurity.org.
