Re: [qubes-users] Additional VPN destinations via CLI config?

2017-09-13 Thread Kushal Das
On Mon, Sep 11, 2017 at 11:07 PM, wrote: > I followed the tutorial here, specifically "Set up a ProxyVM as a VPN gateway > using iptables and CLI scripts" > > https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/vpn/ > > I like having the iptables anti-leak rules. However, it's connecting >

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Duplicate MAC address error

2017-12-19 Thread Kushal Das
On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 8:29 PM, Roy Bernat wrote: > Its happen to me also . > > you should restart the computer and try again . > > if not copy the appvm . I kept rebooting from last Thursday :) I finaly solved the issue by recreating the vm. I wrote a post about the same

[qubes-users] Tips for running Tails in 4.0rc3 along with virtual USB storage

2017-12-15 Thread Kushal Das
Hi, I am tryig to run Tails under 4.0rc3 along with virtual USB storage. I need the storage so that I can install Tails on it, and then do some work using the Persistence volume (for development). Any tops if this can be done? Kushal -- Staff, Freedom of the Press Foundation CPython Core

Re: [qubes-users] Qubes GUI for v4

2017-12-19 Thread Kushal Das
On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 12:55 PM, Matteo wrote: > > Thanks so much, it's a thing that i miss a lot. > i come from windows with virtual box and found the qubes manager similar > to virtual box gui (both useful and well done). > > but before you code it you should talk to joanna

[qubes-users] Duplicate MAC address error

2017-12-19 Thread Kushal Das
Hi, My Qubes 4.0rc3 (updated) is showing error for sys-net vm saying it has a duplicate mac address for the NIC. This error message came before (on the fresh install), and was fixed in a few reboots. But, now I could not make it work for the last few days :( Any tips how to solve this? I could

Re: [qubes-users] HOWTO restore old qubes-backup in Q4.0-rc3 using qvm-backup-restore?

2017-12-29 Thread Kushal Das
On Sat, Dec 23, 2017 at 1:28 AM, 'awokd' via qubes-users wrote: > On Fri, December 22, 2017 6:12 pm, Josefa Hays wrote: > > >> I recently installed Q4.0-rc3. I have an old qubes-backup (from 2016) on >> a LUKS encrypted external HDD. How do I restore my backup in 4.0

Re: [qubes-users] HOWTO restore old qubes-backup in Q4.0-rc3 using qvm-backup-restore?

2017-12-29 Thread Kushal Das
On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 10:31 PM, cooloutac wrote: > seems marmarek posted an update, he suggest to update the fedora. > > But it seems passthrough for usb3 is still not supported yet, only block > device. > > I'm glad for these posts before I attempted to try 4.0 and

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Duplicate MAC address error

2017-12-24 Thread Kushal Das
On Fri, Dec 22, 2017 at 4:18 PM, Holger Levsen wrote: > On Fri, Dec 22, 2017 at 02:34:41AM -0800, Reynir Björnsson wrote: >> It may be a coincidence, but when it happened to me I got sys-net running by >> shutting down sys-whonix first. I've since disabled sys-whonix and

[qubes-users] Anyway to boot into only dom0 (4.0rc3)/sys-firewall stuck at boot

2017-12-24 Thread Kushal Das
Hi, My sys-firwall is stuck at the boot time (with no limit) 4.0rc3 (updated). Is there anyway to boot into dom0 without starting any other vm? Then I can remove and create the sys-firewall vm again (or if there is any easy way to recreate the vm). My primary Qubes laptop is not usable state

Re: [qubes-users] Anyway to boot into only dom0 (4.0rc3)/sys-firewall stuck at boot

2017-12-24 Thread Kushal Das
On Sun, Dec 24, 2017 at 3:14 PM, awokd wrote: > > It's not very elegant but this should work: > > Boot from your Qubes install media > Troubleshooting > Rescue a Qubes system > 1 > Enter > chroot /mnt/sysimage > nano /var/lib/qubes/qubes.xml > look for the line with

Re: [qubes-users] How to deal with Yubikey ?

2018-01-22 Thread Kushal Das
On Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 12:17 PM, ThierryIT wrote: > Hello, > > I have today to deal with two problems: > > 1) I am using Yubikey to be authentified on some web site like Github ... > 2) I am using Yubikey to stock my PGP keys and to use them with mainly my > emails

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Duplicate MAC address error

2017-12-26 Thread Kushal Das
On Tue, Dec 26, 2017 at 8:18 PM, cooloutac wrote: > > wonder if your system runs low on ram? Could also try using system without > iommu and see if it still happens. > I have 32GB here on a T470. I hope that is okay :) Kushal -- Staff, Freedom of the Press Foundation

[qubes-users] Another common error I kept seeing while starting domains

2017-12-28 Thread Kushal Das
Hi, This is another common error I found (many times) over the weeks on 4.0rc3 (and with every update after that). I am wondering if anyone else saw this error and if there is any issue already opened for it? $ qvm-start netvpn Got empty response from qubesd. See journalctl in dom0 for details.

Re: [qubes-users] Thoughts on Salt in Qubes in practice?

2018-10-17 Thread Kushal Das
On Wed, Oct 17, 2018 at 3:28 AM Johannes Graumann wrote: > > > Great to see work on this! While I haven't had time (yet) to play > around with some of the salt introductions given in this thread, > actually sticking with ansible would be my preferred solution ... > > Can you summarize where your

Re: [qubes-users] Thoughts on Salt in Qubes in practice?

2018-10-15 Thread Kushal Das
On Mon, Jul 2, 2018 at 12:13 PM Marek Marczykowski-Górecki wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA256 > > On Mon, Jul 02, 2018 at 05:17:31PM +0200, Johannes Graumann wrote: > > Would there be possibilities to bring a in my experience much more > > approachable ansible option

Re: [qubes-users] Using Salt to update TemplateVMs

2019-07-17 Thread Kushal Das
On Thu, Jul 18, 2019 at 12:44 AM Johannes Graumann wrote: > > On Wed, 2019-07-17 at 18:56 +0530, Kushal Das wrote: > > On Tue, Jul 16, 2019 at 11:26 PM wrote: > > > On Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at 10:35:11 AM UTC-4, unman wrote: > > > > I really do recommend usi

Re: [qubes-users] Any appetite for tiny tweaks to make initial usability better?

2019-07-24 Thread Kushal Das
On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 3:16 PM Martin Gladdish wrote: > > New Qubes user here, with less than a week's experience. > > Having fumbled my way through the initial install I'm now encountering a few > tiny niggles that should be simple to fix. > > The first one that springs to mind is the default

Re: [qubes-users] Using Salt to update TemplateVMs

2019-07-17 Thread Kushal Das
On Tue, Jul 16, 2019 at 11:26 PM wrote: > > On Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at 10:35:11 AM UTC-4, unman wrote: > > I really do recommend using qubesctl for almost all system > > configuration. If only because it makes recovery so much easier. > > I see people saying "keep a list of packages you've

[qubes-users] Doing all DNS calls using DoH over Tor

2020-08-02 Thread Kushal Das
Hi, I wrote a blog post [0] explaining the steps required to move all the DNS calls to any secure DoH server using Tor (to keep the calls anonymized). Here I am modifying sys-firewall as the primary netwvm for the other AppVMs. [0]