[qubes-users] Persistence: /usr/local/

2020-08-04 Thread Michael Lott
Hi everyone I've compiled the source for Wireshark-3.2.5 (as the Debian packages are still on 2.6.x). By default this drops the compiled binaries into /usr/local/bin/. I've then shut down the TemplateVM and created a new AppVM (based on this TemplateVM) called *my-new-qube*, as a test.

Re: [qubes-users] Persistence: /usr/local/

2020-08-04 Thread Frédéric Pierret
Hi, On 2020-08-04 11:32, Michael Lott wrote: > Hi everyone > > I've compiled the source for Wireshark-3.2.5 (as the Debian packages are > still on 2.6.x). By default this drops the compiled binaries into > /usr/local/bin/. I would assume that you could manage to change default path to

[qubes-users] Re: VESA for RTX 2070 Super crashes before installation

2020-08-04 Thread flowhellow
Hi, I'd like to share some news for those few who attempt the same faith as me. I've confirmed that the nouveau drivers from R4.1 are functional and that R4.1 does not require dropping to VESA. In case you need a quick solution and do not want to compile qubes yourself: You see all automated

Re: [qubes-users] Whonix-gw: trouble after disabling passwordless root access

2020-08-04 Thread Qubes
On 8/4/20 8:29 PM, fiftyfourthparal...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Sorry for the recent spam--I've been spending a lot more time with Qubes and coming across issues that I haven't seen mentioned here yet. Here's another one: If you disable passwordless root access in whonix-gw, tor control panel

Re: [qubes-users] Barebones templates (stripping down minimal templates)

2020-08-04 Thread fiftyfourthparallel
On Wednesday, 5 August 2020 06:15:12 UTC+8, awokd wrote: > > > Tried it a number of years ago. Building a Debian template with > -no-install-recommends (something like that) initially resulted in fewer > packages, but installing required qubes packages pulled many of them > back in. That way

Re: [EXT] Re: [qubes-users] Re: WARNING: Thin volume qubes_dom0/img-Tails maps 8.00 GiB while the size is only 2.00 GiB.

2020-08-04 Thread Ulrich Windl
On 7/20/20 5:28 PM, Qubes wrote: On 7/20/20 5:24 PM, ludwig jaffe wrote: So never ever let qubes fill your disk(s) completely. Leave some room. That should not be a warning it should be common sense, and it is true for any storage device whether that storage device is used by an OS or for

Re: [EXT] Re: [qubes-users] Update templates in parallel

2020-08-04 Thread Ulrich Windl
On 8/2/20 4:42 PM, Chris Laprise wrote: On 8/2/20 8:32 AM, fiftyfourthparal...@gmail.com wrote: I have a ton of templates and standalones (>10), so updating them one by one serially is a pain. I found a convenient dom0 script so I thought I'd share. Basically, take this and paste it into

Re: [qubes-users] Whonix-gw: trouble after disabling passwordless root access

2020-08-04 Thread fiftyfourthparallel
On Wednesday, 5 August 2020 05:29:49 UTC+8, Qubes wrote: > > On 8/4/20 8:29 PM, fiftyfour...@gmail.com wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > Sorry for the recent spam--I've been spending a lot more time with Qubes > > and coming across issues that I haven't seen mentioned here yet. > > > > Here's

Re: [qubes-users] Expanding dom0 after partition size increase

2020-08-04 Thread 'awokd' via qubes-users
groverj: > I have a dual boot set up, and have recently increased the size of the hd > partition I wish to allocate to QubesOS. > > N.B. I made sure to clone the entire disk before starting as a precaution! > > Here is what I have attempted thus far: > > I successfully increased the size of

Re: [qubes-users] Barebones templates (stripping down minimal templates)

2020-08-04 Thread 'awokd' via qubes-users
fiftyfourthparal...@gmail.com: >- How much more can one strip from minimal templates while allowing them >to start and retain basic Qubes functions? >- Are the current minimal templates really the absolute minimum? >- Are there diminishing returns to increases in security by

Re: [EXT] Re: [qubes-users] Getting to the bottom of screenshots in Qubes OS

2020-08-04 Thread Ulrich Windl
On 7/8/20 8:24 AM, haaber wrote: On 7/8/20 2:39 AM, Manuel Amador (Rudd-O) wrote: On 20/06/2020 10.29, Logan wrote: Hi Everyone, Speaking with a colleague earlier today, I heard "Qubes is great, but the no screenshots problem makes it a 'hard' no for me". As a Qubes user and advocate, this

Re: [EXT] [qubes-users] How to make aliases persistent?

2020-08-04 Thread Ulrich Windl
On 7/10/20 10:28 AM, Alex Lu wrote: For example, when I type: alias ll='ls -lh' it works just fine, but after restarting the VM (either appVM or templateVM), I have to do all over it again. "man bash", not qubes os specific: " When bash is invoked as an interactive login shell, or as

[qubes-users] RTL8111/8168/8411 requires power cycle after Windows 10

2020-08-04 Thread Ulrich Windl
Hi! I had reported problems with the RTL8111/8168/8411 ethernet controller and Qubes OS before. In the meantime I found out that it does not work when Windows 10 was running, and after a "restart" Qubes SO is booted. The effect is interesting: The card detects whether the link goes up or

Re: [EXT] Re: [qubes-users] Update templates in parallel

2020-08-04 Thread fiftyfourthparallel
On Wednesday, 5 August 2020 07:08:04 UTC+8, Ulrich Windl wrote: > > Actually instead of parallel updates (assuming limited bandwidth) I'd > vote for a more verbose progress indicator (in the graphical update app): > Currently the VMs start, update starts, and then ...long time > nothing...,

[qubes-users] Qubes Backup Warning

2020-08-04 Thread 'taran1s' via qubes-users
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 When I backup my qubes, after I click on the backup icon in the Qube Manager, I can see in the bottom following warning that was not there before: Warning: unrecognized data found in configuration files. I didn't make any changes to dom0. I am

[qubes-users] Whonix-gw: trouble after disabling passwordless root access

2020-08-04 Thread fiftyfourthparallel
Hi all, Sorry for the recent spam--I've been spending a lot more time with Qubes and coming across issues that I haven't seen mentioned here yet. Here's another one: If you disable passwordless root access in whonix-gw, tor control panel (accessed by right clicking the sw-date tray icon)

[qubes-users] qubes-dom0-update "No Match for argument"

2020-08-04 Thread fiftyfourthparallel
Hi all, Every time I use qubes-dom0-update in a fresh installation (which I've done around ten times now), I get strange outputs where the repositories aren't shown being queried but the update proceeds. It looks something like this: error:could not delete old database at

[qubes-users] Re: fedora 32 pdf converter

2020-08-04 Thread fiftyfourthparallel
I have the same problem and this is on Debian 10. I tried looking up the error code for ImageMagick (which the converter is based on) and fixing it using their solution (which involves editing policies) but it still doesn't work, so I've temporarily given up on it altogether. -- You received

Re: [qubes-users] Persistence: /usr/local/

2020-08-04 Thread Mike Keehan
On 8/4/20 10:49 AM, Frédéric Pierret wrote: Hi, On 2020-08-04 11:32, Michael Lott wrote: Hi everyone I've compiled the source for Wireshark-3.2.5 (as the Debian packages are still on 2.6.x). By default this drops the compiled binaries into /usr/local/bin/. I would assume that you could

[qubes-users] fedora 32 pdf converter

2020-08-04 Thread 'fargubz' via qubes-users
Since upgrading to Fedora 32 the trusted pdf converter is no longer working. Error code: Page 1 conversion failed (PNG->PDF): convert-im6.q16: attempt to perform an operation not allowed by the security policy `PDF' @ error/constitute.c/IsCoderAuthorized/408. -- You received this message

Re: [qubes-users] Persistence: /usr/local/

2020-08-04 Thread Rafael Reis
Or, you can just bump the kernel version for that specific VM to version 5.6+ . Wireguard is built in from that version on. -- 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

[qubes-users] Re: qubes-dom0-update "No Match for argument"

2020-08-04 Thread fiftyfourthparallel
Oh, and while I'm at it, the "Is this ok [y/N]" prompt often appears twice, requiring two 'y's. This isn't consistent, but it's raising red flags when combined with the above. Anyone else have this issue? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups