Re: [qubes-users] The Star Labs StarBook is Qubes-certified!

[Scat]

Looking to get myself a new laptop...I have been using the Carbon X1 (Gen. 
5) for about 6-7 years. It has treated me well but fear it is about to 
crash (I recently saw a Fan error). I don't know if I have the energy to 
make a laptop from a refub again, thinking a new laptop with Qubes 
installed. Definitely appreciate the security but not over the top security 
is needed. I'd like to use this new computer for the next 5-10 years again. 
Needs to work with Qubes 4.2...willing to spend a little extra for a good 
reliable system. I am US based so if I can save a little $$, thats also 
OK...

Liking this Starlabs piece but would also consider, Librem, maybe 
NitroPad(but thinking 64GB memory for this new one).

Any turn-key solutions recommendations?

On Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 12:32:30 PM UTC-6 Ulrich Windl (Google) 
wrote:

> I had a look and was surprised: A German keyboard layout would cost almost 
> 400€ extra (while 16 GB more RAM cost only about 80€). Also the CPUs seem 
> rather slow (1.2 GHz), and no option for recent AMD CPUs.
> The configuration interesting for me would have been around 1700€ with s 
> weak CPU and possibly weak graphics, too.
>

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[qubes-users] Re: Task bar disappeared?

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Update:
- I typed: xfce4-panel into the Dom0 terminal
- I received errors in the Dom0 terminal and as mentioned the Task bar 
appeared

It didn't survive a reboot of my computer. I typed:  xfce4-panel into Dom0 
it appeared...

How do I fix this so it survives a reboot?

On Friday, October 28, 2022 at 11:08:47 AM UTC-5 Scat wrote:

> I just had a strange experience, here is what happened:
>
> - My computer accidentally shut down as the computer became unplugged
> - I am not sure if I accidentally hid the task bar?
>
> Regardless my task bar disappeared...not sure I am using the right term 
> but I am refering to the bar, on my desktop, it was ontop of the screen. 
> This task bar had icons for my wifi, battery, clock, etc...
>
> I can only access my templates by left clicking on my desktop...
>
> If my memory serves me right, I control this via the "panel" however when 
> I go to:
> Applications -> System Tools->Panel
>
> I get an error "Failed to show the preference dialog - 
> GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name is not 
> activatable"
>
> I found this solution:
> https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/failed-to-show-preferences-dialogue/10087
>
> Which brought the panel back...strange. Never had this before...
>
> This was the solution provided on the link above:
>
> Actually, this is the solution
> @Qubes_User171 <https://forum.qubes-os.org/u/qubes_user171> should start 
> terminal in dom0, execute xfce4-panel. Panel will show up. Then it is 
> needed forcibly to close the terminal regardless of the warning. The panel 
> will disappear and reappear in a flash second. It usually happens when 
> using context menu while on panel which somehow triggers closing the panel 
> without the warning. 
>
>
> Newbie question but what command do I type in Dom0 to "execute"? Do I need 
> to do something when they say "Then it is needed forcibly to close the 
> terminal regardless of the warning."?
>
> Thanks...
>
>

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[qubes-users] Task bar disappeared?

[Scat]

I just had a strange experience, here is what happened:

- My computer accidentally shut down as the computer became unplugged
- I am not sure if I accidentally hid the task bar?

Regardless my task bar disappeared...not sure I am using the right term but 
I am refering to the bar, on my desktop, it was ontop of the screen. This 
task bar had icons for my wifi, battery, clock, etc...

I can only access my templates by left clicking on my desktop...

If my memory serves me right, I control this via the "panel" however when I 
go to:
Applications -> System Tools->Panel

I get an error "Failed to show the preference dialog - 
GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name is not 
activatable"

I found this solution:
https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/failed-to-show-preferences-dialogue/10087

Which brought the panel back...strange. Never had this before...

This was the solution provided on the link above:

Actually, this is the solution
@Qubes_User171  should start 
terminal in dom0, execute xfce4-panel. Panel will show up. Then it is 
needed forcibly to close the terminal regardless of the warning. The panel 
will disappear and reappear in a flash second. It usually happens when 
using context menu while on panel which somehow triggers closing the panel 
without the warning. 


Newbie question but what command do I type in Dom0 to "execute"? Do I need 
to do something when they say "Then it is needed forcibly to close the 
terminal regardless of the warning."?

Thanks...

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Re: [qubes-users] Qubes OS 4.1-rc3 has been released!

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Thanks Awokd...

Since Rc3 has a disposable VM for its default sys-USB, I entered the 
following command in the fedora-34 template (Not fedora-34-dvm):

sudo dnf install ntfs-3g fuse

...restarted sys-usb, no issues with backing up.

I used this article which discusses commands for other distros: 
https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-mount-partition-with-ntfs-file-system-and-read-write-access

My back up mounted and I was able to back up my VMs...I wonder if 
reformatting my hard drive would have been a better call vs adding 
additional software. Seems a small risk and I am happy...

Thanks again...I'll play with the USB-C and thanks for the advice on 
Thunderbird.

(Francesco - I too have not seen an update in Dom0 since installing RC3, I 
do get a "Green Check" mark when I tryother templates are updating)

On Sunday, January 16, 2022 at 8:45:45 AM UTC-6 Francesco wrote:

> Thanks Awokd, you helped!
>
> Another question regarding x230 tablet, 
> On this Thread 
> https://groups.google.com/g/qubes-users/c/S2w51ze1jSA/m/TIzbI51NAQAJ
> Unman gives some help for getting a tablet working, but with R4.1 
> something changed:
> 1. An alert automatic appears after boot saying: Denied: 
> Qubes.InputTablet; qubes.InputTablet from sys-usb to dom0,
> 2.  Contrary to the above thread /etc/qubes-rpc/qubes.InputMouse does no 
> more contain the line:
> sys-usb dom0 allow,user=root 
> and adding this line to /etc/qubes-rpc/qubes.InputTablet does not connect 
> the tablet as an input.
>
> Now /etc/qubes-rpc/qubes.InputMouse contains only 
> /usr/bin/input-proxy-receiver --mouse
> and 
> /etc/qubes-rpc/qubes.InputTablet contains only:
> /usr/bin/input-proxy-receiver --mouse --tablet
>
> So it seems the way it works changed
> Best
> Franz
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 16, 2022 at 10:25 AM 'awokd' via qubes-users <
> qubes...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>
>> Franz:
>> > Hello my friends and thanks for the great work.
>> > 
>> > I clean installed release 3 and tried to update dom0. It replies: "No
>> > updates available". It seems strange. Is it normal?
>>
>> RC3 is pretty fresh and defaults to the stable channel; I don't recall 
>> any dom0 updates pushed to stable since its release.
>>
>> -- 
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Re: [EXT] [qubes-users] Re: Qubes OS 4.1-rc3 has been released!

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Thanks all for the help...making progress...really appreciate the responses

As I continue to explore the new 4.1rc3 another issue comes up that I can't 
remember experiencing with 4.0 and it seems important:

When I try to back up my system and insert a WD external hard drive I get 
an error when I try to mount it, specifically "Error mounting /dev/sda1 at 
run/media/user/easystore: unknown filesystem type 'ntfs3,ntfs'

- I tried both USB ports, same error
- I tried multiple hard drives, including the one I used with my 4.0 setup, 
same error
- I see the device in my sys-usb but the error comes when I try to mount 
the device
- I can mount a small USB drive and transfer files but when I put in a 
large disk the error occurs
- I tried backing up on a 32g thumb drive and it started to back up but 
then errored out with the following: "ERROR: Writing backup to VM failed: 
cat: write error: File too large (I use a dedicated VM for my 
email(Thunderbird) which has a lot of emails.
- Never had this problem with my 4.0 set up
- I googled and found similar issues but nothing with a solution

The above is my biggest issue right now but also had a few other questions:
- USB-C doesn't seem to work? Not a big deal but I can't mount a USB-C 
thumbdrive(in all fairness I was using a regular USB and used a dongle to 
convert to USB-C). I found an old thread that mentioned USB-C isn't 
supported in Qubes...
- My Thunderbird VM(dedicated VM to email) seems to constantly be 
downloading emails (I remember this from my 4.0 set up and it eventually 
stopped) but I have a large number of emails. Is there a better way to 
manage this? Can I some how save these emails with out deleting them? I 
changed "Private storage max size:" to 30g...not sure this is right but 
seems to make sense. I also changed Initial memory to 500MB and Max memory 
to 5000MB in an effort to add more resources to my email VM

The lack of being able to back-up is my biggest concern...


On Monday, January 10, 2022 at 10:30:10 AM UTC-6 stevenlc...@gmail.com 
wrote:

>
>
> On Mon, Jan 10, 2022, 11:15 AM 'awokd' via qubes-users <
> qubes...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>
>> Scat:
>>
>> > TPM: Device not found <---Is this Anti-Evil Maid" ?
>>
>> Yes.
>>
>> VT-D settings look OK. Qubes will warn on install if something required 
>> is missing.
>>
>
> Anybody try using a vTPM or TPM Simulator with Qubes? 
>
> My machine came with a "software TPM" which only works under Windows 
> apparently. I had previously looked at Xen vTPM but somehow could not 
> manage to get it to work under Qubes. I can't be the only one out there 
> without a TPM, so I just wanted to ask if anyone else had looked into a 
> virtual/software replacement yet.
>
>
>
>

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Re: [EXT] [qubes-users] Re: Qubes OS 4.1-rc3 has been released!

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I just updated my OS to 4.1rc3pretty slick! I picked up a X1 Carbon 
(5thG) and loaded it on...the install went pretty good. Verifying the ISO 
is still a painI would suggest Qubes sell a bootable thumb drive that 
has been verified, maybe package it in a tamper resistant package for 
security. I would pay for that...might be a good way to raise funds.

Some early observations are:
- I have always used Debian for my Printing VM...struggled setting Debian 
up for printing but setting up Fedora was a breeze. Although I don't get 
some of the print notifications...not a big deal at all.
- Love the disposable USB and firewall. 

I did have a few questions I was hoping to get help with:


1) I ran these tests I know: qubes-hcl-report AppVM  (Name of a "AppVM" I 
was running)

Results you want:
HVM: Active
I/O MMU: Active
HAP/SLAT: Yes
TPM: Device not found  <- Is this Anti-Evil-Made I am missing?
Remapping: Yes

2)I also ran this test: sudo xl dmesg|grep VT-d  (Thats a small “L” and a 
“|” Shift+\)

Results you want:
XEN Intel VT-d iommu 0 supported page sizes: 4kB
XEN Intel VT-d iommu 1 supported page sizes: 4kB
XEN Intel VT-d Snoop Control not enabled
XEN Intel VT-d Dom0 DMA Passthrough not enabled
XEN Intel VT-d Queued Invalidation enabled
XEN Intel VT-d Interrupt Remapping enabled

Post Interupt not enabled<- This is something new?? Is this OK?

XEN Intel VT-d Shared EPT tables not enabled - This is enabled


3)I was not able to install "Anti-Evil-Maid" it seemed to time out?
sudo qubes-dom0-update anti-evil-maid 


4) With 4.1rc3 I noticed some cool GUI options in "Global Settings" for 
picking how to update dom0for 4.1rc3 which one do I use? 
Stable(default)? Testing updates? Unstable updates? or Testing 
updates(security only)?

Thanks for any help or thoughts...

On Saturday, January 1, 2022 at 2:46:58 AM UTC-6 a...@qubes-os.org wrote:

> On 12/31/21 2:40 PM, Scat wrote:
> > Thank you all, appreciate the feedback and happy new year to some!
> > 
> > Excuse the layman question but I assume if I install 4.1rc3, when 4.1 
> rolls
> > outit is simply an upgrade?
> > 
>
> It depends on the nature of any updates, but that seems like the most 
> likely outcome right now. In general, the final release candidate of a 
> series (whichever one that might be) is ultimately declared to be the 
> stable release. However, it's possible that a clean reinstallation may 
> be required from one release candidate to the next (though that's less 
> common and rather unlikely at this stage of the R4.1-rc series).
>
> -- 
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Re: [EXT] [qubes-users] Re: Qubes OS 4.1-rc3 has been released!

[Scat]

Just installed 4.1rc3 onto a Carbon X1(5th G)...went well. No major 
glitches...I think I am good but had a few questions:

1)I ran, a simple test I was advised to do: qubes-hcl-report AppVM  (Name 
of "AppVM" I was running)

Results you want:
HVM: Active
I/O MMU: Active
HAP/SLAT: Yes
TPM: Device not found <---Is this Anti-Evil Maid" ?
Remapping: Yes

2) I also ran: sudo xl dmesg|grep VT-d  (Thats a small “L” and a “|” 
Shift+\)
Results you want:
XEN Intel VT-d iommu 0 supported page sizes: 4kB
XEN Intel VT-d iommu 1 supported page sizes: 4kB
XEN Intel VT-d Snoop Control not enabled
XEN Intel VT-d Dom0 DMA Passthrough not enabled
XEN Intel VT-d Queued Invalidation enabled
XEN Intel VT-d Interrupt Remapping enabled

Post Interupt not enabled <This one is new to me? 
Does this look alright?

XEN Intel VT-d Shared EPT tables not enabled - This is enabled


3) I tried to Install Anti-Evil-Maid
sudo qubes-dom0-update anti-evil-maid<---It timed out or couldn't find 
where to download??


4) Cool feature but 4.1rc3 has options in General Settings to pick how to 
update dom0, which one do I use for 4.1rc3?: Stable updates? Testing 
updates? Unstable updates? or Testing updates(security only)?

No big issues with the OS, I like it, specifically disposable firewall and 
USB VM, I used to use Debian for my print VM...couldn't get it going but 
Fedora was super easy! Very similar feel to the current 4.0 but updated 
look. Verifying the ISO was painful...I would pay for a verified/trustable 
bootable USB...could be a good way to raise funds! Maybe ship in a tamper 
proof case...

On Saturday, January 1, 2022 at 2:46:58 AM UTC-6 a...@qubes-os.org wrote:

> On 12/31/21 2:40 PM, Scat wrote:
> > Thank you all, appreciate the feedback and happy new year to some!
> > 
> > Excuse the layman question but I assume if I install 4.1rc3, when 4.1 
> rolls
> > outit is simply an upgrade?
> > 
>
> It depends on the nature of any updates, but that seems like the most 
> likely outcome right now. In general, the final release candidate of a 
> series (whichever one that might be) is ultimately declared to be the 
> stable release. However, it's possible that a clean reinstallation may 
> be required from one release candidate to the next (though that's less 
> common and rather unlikely at this stage of the R4.1-rc series).
>
> -- 
> Andrew David Wong
> Community Manager
> The Qubes OS Project
> https://www.qubes-os.org
>

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Re: [EXT] [qubes-users] Re: Qubes OS 4.1-rc3 has been released!

[Scat]

Thank you all, appreciate the feedback and happy new year to some!

Excuse the layman question but I assume if I install 4.1rc3, when 4.1 rolls 
outit is simply an upgrade? 

Wishing every one the best 2022...
On Friday, December 31, 2021 at 11:50:14 AM UTC-6 Ulrich Windl wrote:

> On 12/29/21 12:20 PM, TheGardner wrote:
> > If you want to get the lastest version, just install/upgrade to 4.1rc3. 
> > This version is already working for most of the things and I'm sure, it 
> > will work for your daily things also. I wouldn't bother with 4.0.4 any 
> > more at this point of stage.
>
> Actually for a "release candidate" I'm expecting that most things do 
> work. ;-)
> ...
>
>

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[qubes-users] Re: Qubes OS 4.1-rc3 has been released!

[Scat]

Long time Qubes user...I just bought an upgraded laptop from what I have 
been using. I'd like to get the latest Qubes version and this release has a 
lot of appeal, however I am not sure I am competent enough to provide 
valuable feedback on this latest RC.

Should I install the RC or version 4.0.4? I would like to build this 
properly to start on my upgraded laptop...

I have been able to handle making new templates as febora and debian 
versions go end of lifeso no problem there.
Any advice appreciated!

Sincerely,

(PS Just donated before year end to the Qubes project...keep going 
developers and community! You do great stuff!)

On Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at 3:23:22 AM UTC-6 a...@qubes-os.org wrote:

> Dear Qubes Community,
>
> The third release candidate for Qubes 4.1 is here! There are no major
> changes to report. We've just focused on fixing bugs that were
> discovered and reported in the second release candidate.
>
> If you're currently using any Qubes 4.1 release candidate, a regular
> update [01] is sufficient to upgrade to the latest one. Otherwise,
> read on for more about how to get started with testing Qubes 4.1-rc3.
>
>
> What's new in Qubes 4.1?
> 
>
> In case you still haven't heard, Qubes 4.1 includes several major new
> features, each of which is explained in depth in its own article:
>
> - Qubes Architecture Next Steps: The GUI Domain [02]
> - Qubes Architecture Next Steps: The New Qrexec Policy System [03]
> - New Gentoo templates and maintenance infrastructure [04]
> - Reproducible builds for Debian: a big step forward [05]
>
> There are also numerous other improvements and bug fixes listed in
> the release notes [06] and in the issue tracker [07].
>
> Finally, Qubes 4.1 features the following updated default components:
>
> - Xen 4.14
> - Fedora 32 in dom0
> - Fedora 34 template
> - Debian 11 template
> - Whonix 16 Gateway and Workstation templates
> - Linux kernel 5.10
>
>
> How to test Qubes 4.1-rc3
> -
>
> If you're willing to test [08] this release candidate, you can help to
> improve the stable release by reporting any bugs you encounter [09].
> Experienced users are strongly encouraged to join the testing team [10]!
>
> How to migrate to 4.1-rc3:
>
> - If you're already on any 4.1 release candidate, simply perform a
> normal update [01].
> - If you're not on a 4.1 release candidate yet, you have two options:
> 1. Back up [11] your current installation, download [12] 4.1-rc3,
> perform a fresh install [13], then restore [14] from your backup.
> 2. Perform an in-place upgrade [15].
>
>
> Release candidate planning
> --
>
> With each new release candidate, Qubes 4.1 becomes more and more stable
> as our testers report more bugs, and our developers fix them. As
> explained in our general release schedule [16], this cycle will continue
> until no major bugs are discovered, at which point the last release
> candidate will be declared the stable 4.1 release. Until then, we plan
> to have new release candidates approximately every five weeks.
>
>
> [01] https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/how-to-update/
> [02] https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2020/03/18/gui-domain/
> [03] https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2020/06/22/new-qrexec-policy-system/
> [04] 
>
> https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2020/10/05/new-gentoo-templates-and-maintenance-infrastructure/
> [05] 
>
> https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2021/10/08/reproducible-builds-for-debian-a-big-step-forward/
> [06] https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/releases/4.1/release-notes/
> [07] 
>
> https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues?q=milestone%3A%22Release+4.1%22+is%3Aclosed+-label%3A%22R%3A+duplicate%22+-label%3A%22R%3A+invalid%22+-label%3A%22R%3A+cannot+reproduce%22+-label%3A%22R%3A+not+an+issue%22+-label%3A%22R%3A+not+our+bug%22+-label%3A%22R%3A+won%27t+do%22+-label%3A%22R%3A+won%27t+fix%22+
> [08] https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/testing/
> [09] https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/issue-tracking/
> [10] https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/joining-the-testing-team/5190
> [11] 
>
> https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/how-to-back-up-restore-and-migrate/#creating-a-backup
> [12] https://www.qubes-os.org/downloads/
> [13] https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/installation-guide/
> [14] 
>
> https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/how-to-back-up-restore-and-migrate/#restoring-from-a-backup
> [15] https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/upgrade/4.1/
> [16] https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/version-scheme/#release-schedule
>
> This announcement is also available on the Qubes website:
> https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2021/12/21/qubes-4-1-rc3/
>
> -- 
> Andrew David Wong
> Community Manager
> The Qubes OS Project
> https://www.qubes-os.org
>

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