[qubes-users] using salt to install software in template-vms

2016-12-18 Thread john.david.r.smith
hi. currently i am trying to configure salt to create and setup all my templates and vms. i managed to create the vms and do the config in dom0. then i tried to install software in my template-vms, but this failed. my top: base: tmp-salt: #this is a template (a clone of fedora-23) - q

Re: [qubes-users] Re: HCL - Custom AMD APU build

2016-12-18 Thread superlative
On Thursday, December 15, 2016 at 1:12:29 AM UTC-8, Andrew David Wong wrote: > It's just a matter of your personal privacy needs. There might be > unique serial numbers associated with your physical hardware. For > most people, this isn't a problem, but if you're a human rights > activist living

Re: [qubes-users] using salt to install software in template-vms

2016-12-18 Thread john.david.r.smith
On 18/12/16 23:04, Marek Marczykowski-Górecki wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 10:47:36PM +, john.david.r.smith wrote: hi. currently i am trying to configure salt to create and setup all my templates and vms. i managed to create the vms and do

[qubes-users] Re: Firewall Rules for Printer Access?

2016-12-18 Thread raahelps
On Sunday, December 18, 2016 at 6:16:08 PM UTC-5, superlative wrote: > Hi, > I read the instructions to configure a printer here > https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/network-printer/ . It says to configure the > Firewall to allow printer access. But when I get to the template VM firewall > rules, it

Re: [qubes-users] using salt to install software in template-vms

2016-12-18 Thread Marek Marczykowski-Górecki
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 11:41:20PM +, john.david.r.smith wrote: > On 18/12/16 23:04, Marek Marczykowski-Górecki wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > Hash: SHA256 > > > > On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 10:47:36PM +, john.david.r.smith

[qubes-users] Re: BIOS Security Settings?

2016-12-18 Thread raahelps
On Sunday, December 18, 2016 at 11:15:59 AM UTC-5, '0194358'019438'0194328'01943 wrote: > Hello, > > does a BIOS password (against BIOS changes), gives a higher system security, > or it is more like a security fake and could be easily bypassed? > > Should I switch the IME off? > > Kind

Re: [qubes-users] Qubes refuses to boot

2016-12-18 Thread Chris Laprise
On 12/18/2016 05:15 PM, iReallyWantQubesToWork wrote: I burned the Qubes ISO to a USB (using Rufus) and completed the installation without any problems, except that Qubes refuses to boot on the installed drive. I installed it onto my external HDD and have also installed it onto a 32 GB USB,

[qubes-users] trying to use lxsession

2016-12-18 Thread 'digitaldijjn' via qubes-users
I'm trying to use lxsession in order to use lxappearance in all my vms. I'm mainly just trying to alter the color scheme. when I tried to run it I get this: ** Message: main.vala:99: Session is (null) ** Message: main.vala:100: DE is (null) ** Message: main.vala:104: No session set, fallback to

[qubes-users] Qubes refuses to boot

2016-12-18 Thread iReallyWantQubesToWork
I burned the Qubes ISO to a USB (using Rufus) and completed the installation without any problems, except that Qubes refuses to boot on the installed drive. I installed it onto my external HDD and have also installed it onto a 32 GB USB, but neither work, so the USB drive isn't the problem. I

[qubes-users] Firewall Rules for Printer Access?

2016-12-18 Thread superlative
Hi, I read the instructions to configure a printer here https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/network-printer/ . It says to configure the Firewall to allow printer access. But when I get to the template VM firewall rules, it asks for an URL or IP Address, and I'm not sure how to add an address for my

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Atheros ath9k wireless pci-e not functional in Fedora-24 template

2016-12-18 Thread entr0py
Marek Marczykowski-Górecki: > On Sat, Dec 17, 2016 at 10:56:12AM -0800, 3n7r0...@gmail.com wrote: >> On Friday, December 16, 2016 at 8:36:53 PM UTC, 3n7r...@gmail.com wrote: >>> ath9k is a well supported driver in Linux. Present in kernel since 2.6. >>>

[qubes-users] Re: Nvidia drivers in dom0 still works? (need to get a GTX 1070 off the ground)

2016-12-18 Thread Mathew Evans
Just to update. I am currently running Nvidia drivers without a issue. dom0 Kernel: 4.4.31-11 Nvidia: 375.20 Kernel-module: compiled in dom0; Quick Guide: 1. dom0: qubes-dom0-update install gcc devel-kernel ksmod linux-headers 2. appvm: download NVIDIA-Linux-375.20-install.run (any appvm)

Re: [qubes-users] using salt to install software in template-vms

2016-12-18 Thread Marek Marczykowski-Górecki
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 10:47:36PM +, john.david.r.smith wrote: > hi. > currently i am trying to configure salt to create and setup all my templates > and vms. > > i managed to create the vms and do the config in dom0. > > then i tried to

Re: [qubes-users] Fedora 23 EOL December 20; Update Your Templates!

2016-12-18 Thread iamthechong
Is there a guide to update an existing VM to Fedora 24 while preserving it's contents? I upgraded the template per the instructions [1], but can't figure out how to upgrade my existing VMs while saving their data. I can do a fresh Qubes install if necessary but would rather avoid it, if

[qubes-users] Re: VmCL for Coldkernel Debian 8 Qubes R3.2

2016-12-18 Thread Reg Tiangha
On 2016-12-17 2:59 PM, podmo wrote: > Reporting success with Coldkernel on Qubes R3.2 with Debian 8 template. > Followed the steps in > https://coldhak.ca/blog/2016/12/12/coldkernel-qubes-1.html and worked > first try. I did some further tweaking afterwards to allow me to lock it > down a bit more

Re: [qubes-users] off topic - invite codes to 'riseup'

2016-12-18 Thread magicmoon45869
How are u supposed to get these codes? No contacts via riseup yet. -- 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

[qubes-users] Re: Chainloading to the Qubes bootloader

2016-12-18 Thread justin . holguin
On Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at 12:18:09 PM UTC-8, justin.h...@gmail.com wrote: > My primary OS is Ubuntu and it's likely to stay that way (I need > vagrant/virtualbox for work), but I'd like to spend some time using Qubes > when I can. > > In my ideal setup, my laptop would boot into Ubuntu

Re: [qubes-users] Re: FYI: Experimental Qubes coldkernel support now available

2016-12-18 Thread Doug Hill
Colin Childs: > Hi everyone, > > Sorry for not getting on this list sooner, however it looks like testing > of coldkernel on Debian is largely going well! I see the most recent > issue from foppe, and will be attempting to reproduce later this evening. > > If you run into issues that require

[qubes-users] Re: SUCCESS: GPU passthrough on Qubes 3.1 (Xen 4.6.1) / Radeon 6950 / Win 7 & Win 8.1 (TUTORIAL + HCL)

2016-12-18 Thread celaaerab
Le mercredi 22 juin 2016 11:26:50 UTC-4, Marcus at WetwareLabs a écrit : > Hello all, > > I've been tinkering with GPU passthrough these couple of weeks and I thought > I should now share some of my findings. It's not so much unlike the earlier > report on GPU passthrough here >

Re: [qubes-users] Re: BIOS Security Settings?

2016-12-18 Thread Nicklaus McClendon
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On 12/18/2016 03:17 PM, taii...@gmx.com wrote: > Some laptops such as dell latitudes/precisions have a "master > recovery password" that is generated from the current serial number > of the laptop (so do thinkpads) "Cannot be bypassed" - well you >

[qubes-users] Re: BIOS Security Settings?

2016-12-18 Thread Grzesiek Chodzicki
W dniu niedziela, 18 grudnia 2016 17:15:59 UTC+1 użytkownik '0194358'019438'0194328'01943 napisał: > Hello, > > does a BIOS password (against BIOS changes), gives a higher system security, > or it is more like a security fake and could be easily bypassed? > > Should I switch the IME off? > >

Re: [qubes-users] Re: BIOS Security Settings?

2016-12-18 Thread Nicklaus McClendon
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On 12/18/2016 01:26 PM, Grzesiek Chodzicki wrote: > W dniu niedziela, 18 grudnia 2016 17:15:59 UTC+1 użytkownik > '0194358'019438'0194328'01943 napisał: >> Hello, >> >> does a BIOS password (against BIOS changes), gives a higher >> system

Re: [qubes-devel] Re: [qubes-users] Qubes using Cloudflare - Why?

2016-12-18 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 12/17/2016 10:52 PM, Andrew David Wong wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 On 2016-12-17 18:33, taii...@gmx.com wrote: How come you guys use cloudflare? The main reasons are: 1. A core tenet of the Qubes philosophy is "Distrust the infrastructure," where "the

Re: [qubes-users] Re: BIOS Security Settings?

2016-12-18 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 12/18/2016 03:29 PM, Nicklaus McClendon wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On 12/18/2016 03:17 PM, taii...@gmx.com wrote: Some laptops such as dell latitudes/precisions have a "master recovery password" that is generated from the current serial number of the laptop (so

Re: [qubes-users] Re: FYI: Experimental Qubes coldkernel support now available

2016-12-18 Thread Marek Marczykowski-Górecki
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 04:34:39PM +, Doug Hill wrote: > > > Colin Childs: > > Hi everyone, > > > > Sorry for not getting on this list sooner, however it looks like testing > > of coldkernel on Debian is largely going well! I see the most

[qubes-users] Re: off topic - invite codes to 'riseup'

2016-12-18 Thread magicmoon45869
I need 2 invite codes to get rise up email. Please share if you know how I could get these?? Email me at magicmoon45...@gmail.com Thanks, Moon -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving

Re: [qubes-users] Re: disk passphrase failing with error message "luks_open failed for /dev/sda2 with errno -1"

2016-12-18 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
Le 17/12/2016 à 18:55, Hello Mister a écrit : > Luks error started way before I even thought of reinstallation attempt. So I'm very afraid that you definitely lost your data. ॐ -- Swâmi Petaramesh PGP 9076E32E -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

Re: [qubes-users] building ubuntu14 template

2016-12-18 Thread jd87
git revert da5ee8fb0Quoting Unman : On Sat, Dec 17, 2016 at 01:09:38PM -0600, j...@vfemail.net wrote: hi. i am trying to build an ubuntu14 template: From the doc: 'Ubuntu 14.4 LTS (Trusty) can be built with little effort.' So i assume it should work. When

[qubes-users] BIOS Security Settings?

2016-12-18 Thread '0194358'019438'0194328'01943
Hello, does a BIOS password (against BIOS changes), gives a higher system security, or it is more like a security fake and could be easily bypassed? Should I switch the IME off? Kind Regards -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To

[qubes-users] Installing with new kernel?

2016-12-18 Thread Baguette
Hello, I posted a message ten days ago to this list[0] because I am unable to install, because X just completely fails so the installer doesn't properly come up. It seems like there are people who are running newer kernels, but they install them after they've installed Qubes. Is it possible to

Re: [qubes-users] Qubes Windows 7 HVM & Windows update

2016-12-18 Thread Swâmi Petaramesh
Le 17/12/2016 à 19:11, entr0py a écrit : > Fixed! (for now) > > https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-update/windows-7-update-solution/f39a65fa-9d10-42e7-9bc0-7f5096b36d0c > > Windows downloads full list of needed upgrades in minutes. Only one (or two) > patches needed.

[qubes-users] How to manually remove a VM?

2016-12-18 Thread almightylaxz
So I made a HVM Template and renamed it through VM Manager, something went wrong and the VM Manager did not reflect the name change. (Can't seem to reproduce this bug) I was just wondering if I've successfully removed the HVM Template manually. The process I went through was: 1. Remove

Re: [qubes-users] Qubes refuses to boot

2016-12-18 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 12/18/2016 07:32 PM, Chris Laprise wrote: On 12/18/2016 05:15 PM, iReallyWantQubesToWork wrote: I burned the Qubes ISO to a USB (using Rufus) and completed the installation without any problems, except that Qubes refuses to boot on the installed drive. I installed it onto my external HDD

Re: [qubes-users] How to manually remove a VM?

2016-12-18 Thread Andrew David Wong
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 On 2016-12-18 18:29, almightyl...@gmail.com wrote: > So I made a HVM Template and renamed it through VM Manager, > something went wrong and the VM Manager did not reflect the name > change. (Can't seem to reproduce this bug) > > I was just

[qubes-users] Re: trying to use lxsession

2016-12-18 Thread 'digitaldijjn' via qubes-users
the only thing I found on the net is to do with broken desktop environments due to hardware limitations. I'm assuming the issue is with the fact that vms don't have a desktop manager. I just need a workaround so that I can mod the appearance. -- You received this message because you are

[qubes-users] Re: Debian Template (and sub-vms) non interactive after package updates

2016-12-18 Thread 'v3g4n' via qubes-users
On 12/13/2016 08:33 PM, qubenix wrote: > Boris Kourtoukov: >> On Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at 3:11:12 PM UTC-5, qubenix wrote: >>> Boris Kourtoukov: On Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at 2:49:23 PM UTC-5, qubenix wrote: > Boris Kourtoukov: >> This is similar to what happened with the

[qubes-users] Re: How to manually remove a VM?

2016-12-18 Thread 'v3g4n' via qubes-users
On 12/19/2016 02:29 AM, almightyl...@gmail.com wrote: > So I made a HVM Template and renamed it through VM Manager, something went > wrong and the VM Manager did not reflect the name change. (Can't seem to > reproduce this bug) > > I was just wondering if I've successfully removed the HVM

[qubes-users] Re: Screensavers : Qubes Questions!

2016-12-18 Thread Andrew David Wong
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 Hi Mike, Thanks for the questions. My replies are inline below. I'm also CCing the qubes-users mailing list so that others can join and benefit from the discussion. You can read more about our mailing lists here:

Re: [qubes-users] Firewall Rules for Printer Access?

2016-12-18 Thread Andrew David Wong
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 On 2016-12-18 15:16, superlative wrote: > Hi, I read the instructions to configure a printer here > https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/network-printer/ . It says to > configure the Firewall to allow printer access. But when I get to > the template VM

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Screensavers : Qubes Questions!

2016-12-18 Thread taii...@gmx.com
As a tip if you desire to attempt gpu passthrough do not buy an NVIDIA card as they like to introduce driver "bugs" that make it difficult to try and entice you to buy a quadro. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe

Re: [qubes-users] Fedora 23 EOL December 20; Update Your Templates!

2016-12-18 Thread Andrew David Wong
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 On 2016-12-18 17:27, iamthech...@gmail.com wrote: > Is there a guide to update an existing VM to Fedora 24 while > preserving it's contents? I upgraded the template per the > instructions [1], but can't figure out how to upgrade my existing > VMs