-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 On 2016-12-13 18:29, explodingbee . wrote: > [...] > > 2) *In Qubes the computer often gets slow as molasses.* I get > error messages saying "Warning: unresponsive script" sometimes. > When I try to open a VM it says that there is not enough memory and > that I should close a VM first. When the computer gets like this > sometimes I click on things and nothing happens or it takes forever > for something to happen; sometimes I can't even close windows > because they don't respond. (I am using an HP Elitebook 8540w > laptop. It has 4 GB of RAM and an i7 CPU.) Also, when I shut down > the computer sometimes it gets stuck and does not shut down all the > way. It freezes with the Qubes splash screen there and the > progress bar indicating partial or complete progress. >
I think this is just due to a lack of RAM. 4 GB is the bare minimum. Any chance you can add some more? > 3) *Problem relating to program installation:* When I install > programs in the Fedora or Debian templates they don't appear in the > list of available programs in the templates or in the VMs based on > those templates so I don't see how I can create shortcuts for > programs in my VMs. > Are you installing these programs from the Fedora and Debian repos? If so, are you fully shutting down the template after installing the program? This should trigger qvm-sync-appmenus, but you can try to run it manually from dom0: qvm-sync-appmenus <templatevm-name> > 4) *Problem in getting a video player to work:* I have installed > four different video players (Snappy, Budgie, Banshee and Parole) > and none of them seem to be able to play videos I have downloaded > (with Video Download Helper and Firefox in an App VM). (I can get > the video players to launch not with the proper shortcuts but in > another, awkward way, by going to Domain: personal -> personal: > Software and then clicking around until I get to the right app > which was previously installed and then clicking on "launch.") > Also, the default player, apparently called "Videos," doesn't work. > Am I missing something here? > I haven't had any problems with VLC. I'd recommend giving that a try, if you're willing. You can easily enable the RPMFusion repos to get it: https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/software-update-vm/#rpmfusion-for-a-fedora- templatevm > [...] > > 5) *I can't update Fedora:* I have tried to update Fedora 23 to > Fedora 25. I am able to download the update but then I click > "Install" and nothing happens. I also click "restart and install" > just below that and again nothing happens. What is going on with > that? (I just tried that again and I got the following error > message this time: *"Sorry this did not work Upgrade to Fedora > failed. Details Detailed errors from the package manager > follow:** Error running transaction: installing package > filesystem-3.2-37.fc24.x86_64 needs 135168 on the /rw > filesystem")* > Instead of trying to upgrade to Fedora 25, I'd recommend upgrading to Fedora 24 for now (unless you specifically require 25 for some reason). Fedora 24 templates are supported (assuming you're running Qubes 3.2), whereas Fedora 25 is not yet supported: https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/supported-versions/#templatevms Here are instructions on upgrading an existing Fedora 23 template to Fedora 24: https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/template/fedora/upgrade-23-to-24/ If you just want a fresh Fedora 24 template, it's much easier: $ sudo qubes-dom0-update qubes-template-fedora-24 > So I am frustrated. I had a whole life on Windows 7 and now I > can't do most of what I used to do. (Do you think that maybe I > downloaded and installed a bad copy of Qubes?) Help would be > appreciated. > You really should verify the ISO before installing from it: https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/verifying-signatures/ - -- Andrew David Wong (Axon) Community Manager, Qubes OS https://www.qubes-os.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIcBAEBCgAGBQJYUVTtAAoJENtN07w5UDAwwwkP/39LVJl2M+LdNK/Ga953H+33 3XSkxqvg87rTBb/3QogkQlll077TVUXKvKvlEwqbGJN1EJKyQrnjBQ02OYUSuIXA 8UcLo+q33Yf+rENTDeTLrHBMNpSxju4B1S3aCX30ZqtMQXanf01k+Y9p6yGBDRtZ KJnJhBxI+A9NO9K/hBPk6X1YesFE8tXYdpmTiug0iAC+1BkaCqix4XcKLUMbKeza keLUVO8ZCgzo7tl7IxLrrEZA9mnfIA0Gs7fJq6fDF+Bg1kitqgVHS2/PWhX343Ao 57MmvKpb2mPTdcj6cDDlt2fAZ2Ub3qov4puqtLnYph63KirwFrK59+4h9upvTk/g SB5sHz3GFZBZcQW+VYfXKLuOOfvgHhrYv5pkjQqSCRkDni0tIz09M8lJPZ4RrfKr iNPxrQPz+E3n/+PQt3jC1QB0fxy4ztPwF5Vl3r3MoHhyx4aoAhEuKAI7kSi1rg2m LVXUPW+lv46BU74c0SP0LxWskKIrE0uTcH6Kp5Ld+W4X5B24qnJUFZ0VO6SwOmh9 YKklN8XCEQJE7kZxOxirnZoGGfZ+D4/KLXTouzxbQ6eU7XihwcXVISTvBxTaPkr3 6ZGGPtmIQhB/fLBs3FfrwpgUQGpGZSEOQIgk7MfmsXIGvljLiQXpBHY6/XlQYGP3 +VG6InfKq+cuyEHQ7al9 =9oH3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/f21fe66e-deef-5140-3bf3-0aa29c1a62f8%40qubes-os.org. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
