On Tue, Jun 22, 2021 at 10:29:54AM +0100, River~~ wrote: > Hi all, > > I noticed the new "alpha" level isos in the downloads and feel > motivated to help testing it. > > I obviously do not want to go over to alpha for my normal work, but > would be interested if I can install it alongside my existing current > release. That way I would be testing that it works on the exact > hardware that I would eventually be running it on when it reaches > production quality. > > Do I proceed as for the instructions for installing Qubes as a second > boot option to Linux? If not, what would be different? > > What additional risks might I introduce by running a development > version of Qubes on the same physical machine as the production > version? > > Obviously I would not have any files/partitions shared apart from the > EFI partition. > > Would it make sense to install it onto an EFI partition on a different > internal disk? Would it be better for any reason to install it onto a > USB drive? (my guess to both of these is no, because when the test > system is running the production system would be on the host even if > not mounted) > > My current production version is R4.0.3 and I will shortly be > replacing it with R4.0.4. At the time of writing the current alpha is > R4.1.0 but that my (or may not) change by the time I get around to > installing it. > > I thought I would dual boot the new R4.0.4 with the existing R4.0.3, > then once R4.0.4 is verified as working for me I would transfer the > user level files and then overwrite the older production version with > the alpha test version. Anyone who can think why that might be a bad > idea please speak now or forever hold your peace (as they say in > English weddings) > > I did a google search for "dual boot qubes versions site:qubes-os.org" > but it only pointed me to info about dual booting with non-Qubes > systems. > > Once successful, would ppl welcome my spending time adding a section > to the dual boot online documentation? I would be happy to do so if > just one person thinks it might be useful > > WArmly > River~~
With classic GRUB it's straightforward, and (imo) doesn't warrant new docs. I cant help with UEFI at all, and that probably *does*. That said, you would be running alpha software alongside your main system. Having separate encrypted drives/partitions will undoubtedly aid separation, but it's still a risk, and not something I would advocate if you value your data. If it's possible for you to swap out your drives, and have a separate 4.1 drive, I would recommend that instead. -- 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/20210622110657.GE20642%40thirdeyesecurity.org.
