Re: [qubes-users] Coreboot: Security for external monitor

2022-08-17 Thread airelemental via qubes-users
Aug 14, 2022, 7:46 PM by 169...@gmail.com: > Hello friends, > > Laptop w520 thinkpad corebooted. > > I would like to be able to use an external monitor connected by the > displayport. > > This coreboot tutorial > https://www.coreboot.org/Board:lenovo/w520 > suggest to run the following

Re: [qubes-users] Where to configure target dir of `qvm-move`/`qvm-copy` (`/home/user/QubesIncomming`)?

2022-04-10 Thread airelemental via qubes-users
> See subject line - I'd like to remap the `/home/user` bit to `/tmp` to > enforce cleanup ... > > Thanks for any pointers. > > Joh > In /rw/config/rc.local, you can create /tmp/QubesIncoming. Then replace ~/QubesIncoming with a symlink to /tmp/QubesIncoming -- You received this message

Re: [qubes-users] Opening applications using qvm-run

2021-02-28 Thread airelemental via qubes-users
Feb 27, 2021, 14:16 by qubes-users@googlegroups.com: > I'm trying to figure out how to open applications in VMs from dom0 using > qvm-run, and how to do so without blocking the terminal in dom0. > > For example: > ``` > $ qvm-run anon "torbrowser qubes-os.org" > Running 'torbrowser qubes-os.org'

Re: [qubes-users] Special template to isolate less trusted software?

2020-09-02 Thread airelemental via qubes-users
> I just don't like the idea of putting untrusted code in a templateVM used by > sensitive VMs. > Me neither! But I avoid multiplying templates by installing apps directly into appvms. This minimizes the number of templates I have to keep up-to-date. > fedora-32-zoom (the proprietary

Re: [qubes-users] Making AppVMs Open in Specific Workspaces

2020-05-08 Thread airelemental via qubes-users
You can install devilspie2 in dom0 (available from fedora repos). > AppVMs of Domain 1 (Personal) always open in Workspace 2 vm = get_window_property("_QUBES_VMNAME") if (vm == 'personal') then    set_window_workspace(2)    change_workspace(2)    focus_window() end May 8, 2020, 15:19 by

Re: [qubes-users] Looking at replacing WiFi on a Lenovo X230

2020-02-20 Thread airelemental via qubes-users
Feb 20, 2020, 03:29 by ggg...@gmail.com: > I notice that on Ifixit: > > > The X230 has a WiFi whitelist, so a Lenovo card on the whitelist must be > used. If you do not do this, the laptop will fail with an 1802 POST error. > > > If you are not happy with the current wireless card, you will

Re: [qubes-users] eye strain qubes

2019-05-29 Thread airelemental
May 29, 2019, 7:53 PM by evadogs...@gmail.com: > Hello, > > Anybody use something to prevent eye stain? > > I found "f lux" utility described as "must have" at the forum. But I never > try it and the question will it work at qubes? It must be installeted to > dom0? > > Maybe somebody

Re: [qubes-users] Qubes - Critique (long)

2019-03-16 Thread airelemental
Mar 16, 2019, 2:31 AM by jrg.desk...@gmail.com: > Issues... > > * When launching a program from the Qubes menu, particularly if the > target appVM has to be started, the program often fails to be > launched. This happens very frequently with the Text Editor. > Interesting, my experience is

Re: [qubes-users] Best practices?

2019-03-04 Thread airelemental
Mar 4, 2019, 12:03 PM by brendan.h...@gmail.com: > My recommendations, incorporating some other previous recommendations. > > 0) After install, clone the baseline templates, then re-point all the > non-standalone VMs to the clones. Update the clones regularly. > ... > 4) Keep a list of all

[qubes-users] Re: [qubes-devel] ANN: Fast incremental backups project

2018-12-21 Thread airelemental
Dec 21, 2018, 1:39 PM by tas...@posteo.net: > On 12/20/2018 09:40 PM, Marek Marczykowski-Górecki wrote: > > As for borg, I'm not sure a heavy emphasis on deduplication is appropriate > for many PC applications. Its a resource drain that leads to complex archive > formats on the back end. And

[qubes-users] Re: [qubes-devel] Request: Deferred autostart

2018-12-15 Thread airelemental
Dec 14, 2018, 7:51 PM by no...@noses.com: > Hi! > > After reorganizing my working environment (e. g. putting certain > security-related services in separate machines) I would like to start them at > system startup but the current autostart feature is waiting or all machines > to come up.

Re: [qubes-users] I still want anti virus with Qubes OS. but which one is compatible?

2018-10-04 Thread airelemental
> > An implementation of a similar idea across several VMs is: > > > > VM1: any TemplateVM with clamav installed. > > > > > > VM2: AppVM based on above, which is network-connected so it can download new > virus definitions. /var/lib/clamav contains the virus definitions so make it > a

Re: [qubes-users] I still want anti virus with Qubes OS. but which one is compatible?

2018-10-04 Thread airelemental
> Going beyond that, antivirus is an option. One way to run it is from a dispVM > to which you attach various private volumes (one at a time) for scanning. > An implementation of a similar idea across several VMs is: VM1: any TemplateVM with clamav installed. VM2: AppVM based on

[qubes-users] Re: [qubes-devel] [proposing new feature] Edit in VM: an idea that can improve security when managing documents

2018-09-14 Thread airelemental
15. Sep 2018 00:14 by un...@thirdeyesecurity.org : > On Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 04:13:53PM -0500, Sven Semmler wrote: >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA256 >> >> On 9/14/18 2:16 PM, Matteo wrote: >> > there is a docx in the "documents vm" but you

Re: [qubes-users] Custom Configuration files for AppVMs

2018-08-31 Thread airelemental
In Qubes 4.0,  I think the default config for all VMs is:    /usr/share/qubes/templates/libvirt/xen.xml and you can override it for by placing a config file in   /etc/qubes/templates/libvirt/xen/by-name/.xml Simply copying the former to the latter is probably a good place to start. 31. Aug

Re: [qubes-users] Where is Redshift Config file?

2018-08-05 Thread airelemental
~/.config/redshift.conf A minimal config is: [redshift] location-provider=manual [manual] lat=-50.0 long=100.0 5. Aug 2018 22:03 by loadc...@gmail.com : > Could anyone tell me where is exactly must be locating config file > (redshift.conf) of Redshift sofware? > >