*Hi Andrew,* *See my comments below:* On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 11:33 AM, Andrew David Wong <a...@qubes-os.org> wrote:
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA512 > > (Please keep the list CCed.) > *Ok. I thought that was automatically happening. I guess it was not. I will cc qubes-users@googlegroups.com <qubes-users@googlegroups.com> in future correspondence.* > > On 2016-12-14 08:17, explodingbee . wrote: > > *Hi Andrew Wong,* *See my comments below.* > > > > On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 9:20 AM, Andrew David Wong > > <a...@qubes-os.org> wrote: > > > > 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? > > > > > >> *I have not had any problems with lack of RAM in Windows 7. Maybe > >> Qubes needs more RAM than Windows 7? If you are correct I can > >> certainly get more RAM. After I reinstall Qubes if the problem > >> persists I may get more RAM.* > > > > Yes. Windows 7 requires a minimum of 1 GB for 32-bit and 2 GB for > 64-bit, whereas Qubes requires a minimum of 4 GB (and is available > only as a 64-bit operating system). Take a look at our system > requirements: > > https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/system-requirements/ *Yes, I see that 4 Gb is the minimum RAM requirement. I suspect though that there may have been some problem with the Qubes installation file which was causing this issue. But if the problem persists after I reinstall Qubes I can get more RAM.* > > > > > >>>> 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> > > > > > >> *Yes, I was installing from within the Fedora VM (which is what > >> I think you mean). Yes, I fully shut everything down, including > >> the whole computer, after installing the programs and then at no > >> time did the installed programs appear on the list of available > >> programs in the Fedora VM or in the AppVMs. If the problem > >> persists after I reinstall Qubes I may try to manually enter the > >> phrase you provided above.* > > > > How were you installing them? Were you using a command like `sudo dnf > install <program-name>` in a Fedora TemplateVM, or were you installing > them in some other way, instead? > *I was installing programs by going to the "software" link in the Fedora domain and then clicking around until I found the video or other program I wanted and then clicking on "install." I did not use any command lines.* > > In any case, in order to have a menu entry, there has to be an > appropriate .desktop file for the program. You can write one yourself > if necessary, but usually programs installed through a package manager > like dnf or apt-get do this for you. > > > > >>>> 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 > > > > > >> *I have also used VLC before in Windows and I liked it. It is a > >> video player which can play almost any type of video file. > >> After I reinstall Qubes if I am still having video problems I > >> will probably try to install it. Thanks for sending the page to > >> help with that.* > > > > You're very welcome! > > > > >>>> [...] > >>>> > >>>> 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 > > > > > >> *Thanks. I don't even know Fedora very well at all. So I have > >> no problem with trying Fedora 24 instead of Fedora 25. I think > >> I will try that after I reinstall Qubes.* > > > > Sounds good. > > > > >>>> 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/ > > > > > >> *I did read that I was supposed to do that before I installed > >> Qubes. But I am coming from a Windows environment. There > >> seemed to be a number of concepts and terms used in that page > >> that you provided (which I previously read) that I did not > >> understand. For example, where do I type that text? If I am in > >> Windows does that go into a DOS prompt window? Also, I am > >> supposed to import a key with GPG? I had never heard of GPG > >> before and I did know what I was importing the key into. But I > >> guess that now, seeing the problems I had (at least some of which > >> may be due to a bad installation file of Qubes) I guess I will > >> spend the time and try to figure out how to understand that page > >> and verify the signature of the file. * > > > > Yes, I understand that it can be challenging when all of this is new. > There are guides out there on how to verify PGP signatures in Windows. > If your immediate concern is checking whether the ISO you downloaded > is corrupt or not, though, you can just check the hash values first > (MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, or SHA-512). This should be much easier, and > there are many Windows tools available for computing these values: > > http://superuser.com/q/245775 *Ok. I can look at this when I get back from my trip and try to reinstall Qubes.* *Also, I just realized that I may have the same problem again when I reinstall Qubes; I don't want it to change the GRUB file so that again I can only go into Qubes and not Windows 7. I guess I will have to study this page [https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/multiboot/ <https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/multiboot/>] to try to not have that problem repeat.* > > > - -- > Andrew David Wong (Axon) > Community Manager, Qubes OS > https://www.qubes-os.org > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > iQIcBAEBCgAGBQJYUXRVAAoJENtN07w5UDAwRuEQAIK1PziCoWmYUsNGz1yHmJGz > 3ka4ZT+B2nx1BvOuy7HPF8hnxZ5Zd9zaPiTn/cqA1lbmepINOgQsXyfVj3BXcFFD > y2T2QRbwyFNRRg/Qe8CjD/DyIL/EbeHv9nt2G/4Cx2SGoq+8BkYnl0xTdFfUo11E > 1qvhVQgjM9kJBqVvCbXBY0ij0WMr/Aj5qcBjVv57DSkBDD31K8vRwugANUp5C7Dv > oNWQ8IZYfBcVWOT+7gNVOSZ4yhZMApx9NBwAoGIn8ipfxSOzQapmxieabmo4Kn5+ > elNhLuEah0blEqVG6Rt8nVwB24XE+ILvOrzb1XvlLqwCAWRNRhXyYkzcBYKr5erY > 84twddR9ES+52Wgkma2HzZMB70jPJxCLQOBldx9G/Ue7MHtMM6d+xft8yC/G3zuf > 4KGJNtOgqFuNHhakHG12VXVY/TtaLPeaj7VKnDEkywBO0CDfs8D/LxpvomvCEPPw > 1JHHDuUNH10n9A04aSbOogpNqyPgFJpYQLigCWTO5LrKs8jWtv1WhtjaS+rykJP+ > uEbpOKm7Tgcz8ds2Kr1mDsy3Rq1toUqSFKFzzy0baSxR2Mu15llB1jddKOd6+knl > 1bm+pcpr0rZcreo5Tdv25gBS/P+ZXduZFXcW2ozEdz1c00ruBeiFJ3adIo4q4kS2 > m6jIIwQRgyFLw9OFcALS > =tzkJ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > *Thanks again for the help,* *Regards,* *Vincent* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. 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