date:20170901

Hi,

I have a customized disposable vm template. It is based on
fedora-25-minimal and instead of firefox I have icecat installed along
with libreoffice and okular.

When I now try qvm-open-in-dvm example.pdf I get a dialog with the
following error message: Unable to handle mimetype of the requested file
(exit status: 768)!

How can I set said mimetype?

/Sven

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[qubes-users] Internet Connection Is Slow

2017-09-01 Thread Person

I have tested the WiFi, and it works on my other devices. Also I did let 
Firefox through the firewall, and I know I typed in the domain correctly.

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[qubes-users] Re: [3.2rc2] Cannot execute Qubes configuration after installing

On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 2:02:11 AM UTC-7, koto...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> After installing Qubes OS on a 32giga USB2 stick - it was slow! - and 
> rebooting, I selected the default options and Qubes began to install the VMs. 
> When the prompt "Executing Qubes configuration" appears after a while, the 
> loading bar stops. The mouse still works but nothing happens. Pressing 
> Ctrl-Alt-F1 allowed me to take photos of the screen:
> 
> https://postimg.org/image/7je7ki9fr/
> https://postimg.org/image/7r12opjsn/
> 
> I could not see any shell on the other virtual terminals, so no debugging was 
> possible.
> 
> I'm using a Lenovo X240 laptop with Core i7 vPro.
> 
> Thanks in advance for your help.

I left it for almost the entire day and it still didn't finish.

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Re: [qubes-users] how to cleanup the application menu?

My apologies, as so often I found the answer right after I asked for
help. Sorry!

I missed https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/remove-vm-manually/

The missing step was rm ~/.local/share/applications/*

/Sven

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Re: [qubes-users] Re: [3.2rc2] Cannot execute Qubes configuration after installing

2017-09-01 Thread 'Essax' via qubes-users

I had the same issue when installing Qubes on a usb drive.  It was also very 
slow and I also selected the default options. The Executing Qubes Config prompt 
appeared then the progress/loading bar stopped/froze after a while.  I let it 
continue for about an hour and a half (with the frozen progress bar) and it 
finished configuring. I believe the frozen status bar may be a glitch when 
installing on slower media (usb drives, HDDs) I could be wrong though.

Essax

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> Local Time: September 1, 2017 2:52 AM
> UTC Time: September 1, 2017 6:52 AM
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> To: qubes-users 
> kotot...@gmail.com
>
> On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 2:02:11 AM UTC-7, koto...@gmail.com wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> After installing Qubes OS on a 32giga USB2 stick - it was slow! - and 
>> rebooting, I selected the default options and Qubes began to install the 
>> VMs. When the prompt "Executing Qubes configuration" appears after a while, 
>> the loading bar stops. The mouse still works but nothing happens. Pressing 
>> Ctrl-Alt-F1 allowed me to take photos of the screen:
>>
>> https://postimg.org/image/7je7ki9fr/
>> https://postimg.org/image/7r12opjsn/
>>
>> I could not see any shell on the other virtual terminals, so no debugging 
>> was possible.
>>
>> I"m using a Lenovo X240 laptop with Core i7 vPro.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> I am facing the exact same problem right now. Has anyone found a solution?
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[qubes-users] how to cleanup the application menu?

Hi,

this is probably documented somewhere but I seem to not find the right
keywords to get to the answer.

Issue: I have uninstalled the debian-8, fedora-23, fedora-25, whonix-*
templates. All my VMs are based on fedora-25-minimal clones, a windows-7
or kali template. However the application menu still shows all of the
uninstalled templates. How can I clean this up?

I already manually removed the .menu files from
/etc/xdg/menus/application-merged except the qubes-dispvm.menu
obviously. That alone didn't do the trick.

/Sven

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Re: [qubes-users] AMD and ME?

2017-09-01 Thread taii...@gmx.com


Also forgot if to say if you need a laptop:

The Lenovo G505S with an AMD CPU:
Coreboot with open source init and a few blobs (graphics, fan and power 
control) - no ME/PSP.


It is impossible to disable ME, no matter what some companies might say...
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/3anjgm/on_the_librem_laptop_purism_doesnt_believe_in/

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Re: [qubes-users] AMD and ME?

2017-09-01 Thread taii...@gmx.com

AMD PSP is AMD's version of ME present in the new AMD stuff - one has to
buy an older 2013 or before AMD x86 CPU to avoid it generally.

Todays options for *new* owner controlled performance hardware is POWER8
and 9 - x86 is dead and those who claim otherwise have no idea what
they're talking about.

Your options:
Low/Medium Performance - KCMA-D8 for $260 with $60 4386 CPU (plus ram
cpu etc) just abut an FX-8310 - KCMA-D8/KGPE-D16 have libre owner
controlled firmware - it is circa 2011 hardware but it will run qubes
4.0. I have one and it works great and supports IOMMU-GFX so you can
play games in a VM via an attached graphics card.

Ultra High Performance (brand new hotness and truly special) - The TALOS
2 POWER9 workstation which is 100% libre and owner controlled including
not just the firmware but the hardware too - price is 2K (plus ram, psu
case etc) which is a great deal for high performance workstation/server
hardware (ironic that the closed source x86 crap costs more) - Note that
you would not be able to run x86 windows apps in a windows VM without a
significant performance penalty so you would need to be entirely linux,
it also supports IOMMU-GFX so you can watch movies in a VM or play some
of the few linux games that have source code available (to compile for
POWER)

POWER9 supports 8 SMP threads per core so it is great for virtualization
even if one doesn't buy one of the 12+ core CPU's.

You would have to compile qubes for POWER as there is no POWER port, but
that can easily be done.

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[qubes-users] Re: HCL - Surface Pro 3 (i5-4300U 4Gb)

2017-09-01 Thread Johannes Zipperer

Hi Anguilla1980,
now after some time I question my attempt to install Qubes, which relies on GPU 
passtrough and lots of RAM, on a Surface Pro with just an IGP. This is what I 
suppose: Since this is a not common use case for Xen it denies its service. See 
the latest changelog from Xen. 
https://lists.gt.net/xen/changelog/489651?page=last
If you like to go ahead, wait for the Qubes 4.0 final. It will probably include 
this upstream fix for your problem. 
By the way, I did the install as well successfully using rufus and a microSD. 
The Boot manager correctly chooses the microSD OS by default. But I get the 
same error as you do.

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[qubes-users] Re: HCL - LENOVO X1 Carbon 20BSCTO1WW

2017-09-01 Thread morheng . stephen


> Installation should run with no further interaction.
> Once it is complete change to another console (Alt-F2)
> # mount /dev/sdb1 /root
> # cp /root/kernel*.rpm /mnt/sysimage/var/lib/qubes/updates
> # umount /root

Not sure if you made a typo there but when I try to run that line with cp it 
say that this file can't be found :/

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[qubes-users] Re: AMD and ME?

2017-09-01 Thread Dominique St-Pierre Boucher

On Friday, September 1, 2017 at 2:19:05 PM UTC-4, Sandy Harris wrote:
> Since the Management Engine (ME) is an Intel feature, can one avoid
> its risk by just buying an AMD-based machine? Or does AMD have a
> similar feature? Or lack some of the virualisation support Qubes
> relies on?
> 
> Perhaps some other sort of machine altogether?

AMD has the equivalent of Intel ME named AMD PSP. See info here:
https://libreboot.org/faq.html

Dominique

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[qubes-users] AMD and ME?

2017-09-01 Thread Sandy Harris

Since the Management Engine (ME) is an Intel feature, can one avoid
its risk by just buying an AMD-based machine? Or does AMD have a
similar feature? Or lack some of the virualisation support Qubes
relies on?

Perhaps some other sort of machine altogether?

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[qubes-users] Does Qubes 4 allow a full (HVM?) VM to run in the background without connecting to its window?

2017-09-01 Thread David Schissler

Is it possible to run a server VM in Qubes 4 automatically on boot without it 
opening a window in the host OS?  For example with virt-manager I can make 
server VMs autostart and then its window only comes up when I open it with the 
protocol.

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Re: [qubes-users] qvm-block doesn't list/expose dom0 loop devices

2017-09-01 Thread David Hobach




On 09/01/2017 05:13 PM, Unman wrote:

On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 04:08:38PM -0700, nicholas roveda wrote:

I'm using R4.0 rc1.

I wanted to install a Linux distro inside a disk image located in dom0 home, 
using QEMU in an AppVM.

I've created a new disk image in dom0, set it up (dos partition label and a 
primary ext4 partition) and attached it with `kpartx` to loopX, but `qvm-block` 
doesn't list it in the exposed block devices.

So, in order to understand better how Qubes handles this, I've tried to do the 
same in a VM and see if the dom0 would catch the event, but nothing.
Strangely, when I detached the disk image, both the 'AppVM:loopX - IMG_PATH is 
available' and 'AppVM:loopX - IMG_PATH is removed' notifications appeared on 
the screen.

I've read a lot about it, but I think what I found was all related to a < R4.0 
version, so I don't know if this issue is related to a intended design or a bug.



Procedure:
[user@dom0 ~]$ dd if=/dev/zero of=/home/user/table.raw bs=2048 count=1
[user@dom0 ~]$ dd if=/dev/zero of=/home/user/root.raw  bs=3GB  count=1
[user@dom0 ~]$ mkfs.ext4 /home/user/root.raw
[user@dom0 ~]$ cat /home/user/{table,root}.raw > /home/user/root.img
[user@dom0 ~]$ rm /home/user/{table,root}.raw
[user@dom0 ~]$ truncate -s 3GB /home/user/root.img
[user@dom0 ~]$ fdisk /home/user/root.img
o  new DOS partition table
n  new partition
p  primary
1  first
2048   first sector
\n to the end
[user@dom0 ~] fdisk -l /home/user/root.img
Disk /home/user/root.img: 2.8 GiB, 30 bytes, 5859375 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0xda159b44

Device Boot Start End Sectors  Size Id Type
root.img12048 5859374 5857327  2.8G 83 Linux

[user@dom0 ~] sudo kpartx -a /home/user/root.img
[user@dom0 ~] losetup -l
NAMESIZELIMIT OFFSET AUTOCLEAR RO BACK-FILE   
DIO
/dev/loop40 0  0 0  0 /home/user/root.img
   0
[user@dom0 ~] ls /dev/mapper
control loop40p1 ...



I'm not surprised at this.
Can you use qvm-block -A to attach a file? Wouldnt that be
easier for you?


-A is 3.2 notation and the file support was removed in 4.0rc1 I believe 
(it was less reliable than loop devices in 3.2 already anyway).


I don't know what the problem is though: qvm-block l lists everything in 
4.0rc1 that is attached to some VM (recently tested exactly that by 
chance) - including loop devices.


Just do this in dom0:
losetup --show -f [file]
qvm-block a [VM] dom0:loop[i]
qvm-block l

Maybe you're also running at an older version than me though; I did one 
testing-repo-upgrade in dom0 & fedora template VM recently.


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Re: [qubes-users] libre motherboards

On 08/24/17 17:34, taii...@gmx.com wrote:
> That is a software error (which I of course would be pleased to help 
> with) not a hardware error.

I will definitely try again. It has been my practice for over a decade
to have a second computer fully installed and with the latest backups
restored on standby. Because stuff usually breaks at the worst time.
Since my move to Qubes, I don't have this safety. During the last 2
weeks I learned a lot about Qubes, so maybe this time it'll go better.
If I need help, I will surely post to this list.

> People who say "oh AMD sucks" 
I didn't. Quite the opposite, I am very pleased with that computer when
it runs Windows. I simply had issues with a stock / not troubleshooted
version of Qubes OS 3.2 installed. I would actually prefer the AMD based
machine as primary computer due to screen size, keyboard size (it's a 17").

/Sven


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[qubes-users] Re: Preinstallation

2017-09-01 Thread Finsh

Am Donnerstag, 31. August 2017 15:07:34 UTC+2 schrieb Finsh:
> hello,
> 
> a Buddy of mine asked me to do him a preinstallation on a Computer he got 
> from me.However, i have Qubes so far only installed the "normal" way, how do 
> i do a preinstallation, since i cant add any encryptionpasswords etc?
> 
> greetings

Yes exactly, he wanted me to install it in OEM mode like it it possible with 
mint, where the costumer only has to specify his passwords with his first boot 
and thats it.I simply installed it now and will show him how to change the 
password /delete the old key(he is scared by the use of a terminal, so i 
thought  maybe there is a way to avoid this)

thanks

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Re: [qubes-users] ubuntu template

On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 06:15:44AM -0700, kushal...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at 6:14:07 AM UTC+5:30, Unman wrote:
> > 
> > I think you need to work on your search skills :-) 
> > The same question was asked on this list 3 days ago.
> > The mount error arises because 'mount' isn't on the path - copy the
> > export PATH statement from template_debian/vars.sh to
> > template_qubuntu/vars.sh, and you should be good to go.
> > 
> > The build on master is crocked for the moment.
> > Note that the PRs are all merged to 3.2, and you can therefore build on
> > 3.2 without any problem. 
> > The simplest way to do this is to set RELEASE := 3.2 , and then 'make
> > switch-branch'.
> > 
> Can we build Trusty on a 4.0rc1 box now? Trying to figure out this
> mount related error from early morning. Less than 24 hours of Qubes
> experiene this side though.
> 
> 
> Kushal
> 

None of the Ubuntu builds work under 4 as yet.

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Re: [qubes-users] qvm-block doesn't list/expose dom0 loop devices

On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 04:08:38PM -0700, nicholas roveda wrote:
> I'm using R4.0 rc1.
> 
> I wanted to install a Linux distro inside a disk image located in dom0 home, 
> using QEMU in an AppVM.
> 
> I've created a new disk image in dom0, set it up (dos partition label and a 
> primary ext4 partition) and attached it with `kpartx` to loopX, but 
> `qvm-block` doesn't list it in the exposed block devices.
> 
> So, in order to understand better how Qubes handles this, I've tried to do 
> the same in a VM and see if the dom0 would catch the event, but nothing.
> Strangely, when I detached the disk image, both the 'AppVM:loopX - IMG_PATH 
> is available' and 'AppVM:loopX - IMG_PATH is removed' notifications appeared 
> on the screen.
> 
> I've read a lot about it, but I think what I found was all related to a < 
> R4.0 version, so I don't know if this issue is related to a intended design 
> or a bug.
> 
> 
> 
> Procedure:
> [user@dom0 ~]$ dd if=/dev/zero of=/home/user/table.raw bs=2048 count=1
> [user@dom0 ~]$ dd if=/dev/zero of=/home/user/root.raw  bs=3GB  count=1
> [user@dom0 ~]$ mkfs.ext4 /home/user/root.raw
> [user@dom0 ~]$ cat /home/user/{table,root}.raw > /home/user/root.img
> [user@dom0 ~]$ rm /home/user/{table,root}.raw
> [user@dom0 ~]$ truncate -s 3GB /home/user/root.img
> [user@dom0 ~]$ fdisk /home/user/root.img
>o  new DOS partition table
>n  new partition
>p  primary
>1  first
>2048   first sector
>\n to the end
> [user@dom0 ~] fdisk -l /home/user/root.img
> Disk /home/user/root.img: 2.8 GiB, 30 bytes, 5859375 sectors
> Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
> Disklabel type: dos
> Disk identifier: 0xda159b44
> 
> Device Boot Start End Sectors  Size Id Type
> root.img12048 5859374 5857327  2.8G 83 Linux
> 
> [user@dom0 ~] sudo kpartx -a /home/user/root.img
> [user@dom0 ~] losetup -l
> NAMESIZELIMIT OFFSET AUTOCLEAR RO BACK-FILE   
> DIO
> /dev/loop40 0  0 0  0 /home/user/root.img
>   0
> [user@dom0 ~] ls /dev/mapper
> control loop40p1 ...
> 

I'm not surprised at this.
Can you use qvm-block -A to attach a file? Wouldnt that be
easier for you?

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Re: [qubes-users] Re: Preinstallation

On Fri, Sep 01, 2017 at 07:48:27AM -0700, Finsh wrote:
> Anyone? There has to be some way,since the Librem 13 came with a 
> preinstallation of Qubes, didnt he?
> 
> cheers
> 

I don't think it did - all they did was provide a Qubes instal media, I
think.
I'm not clear on what your question is - if I buy a computer with an OS
preinstalled, then the OEM has installed the OS for me. Does your friend
want you to install Qubes for her?

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Re: [qubes-users] Proprietary application needs activation in each VM. But DVM?

On Thu, Aug 31, 2017 at 09:55:46PM -0300, Franz wrote:
> >
> Template? Now I'm getting confused. The tutorial you showed me tells to do:
> 
> [user@dom0 ~]$ qvm-run -a fedora-23-dvm gnome-terminal
> 
> Since my DispVM is based on template debian-8-multimedia, I did:
> 
> qvm-run -a debian-8-multimedia-dvm gnome-terminal
> 
> Is this a template?

DisposableVms in 3.2 are based on a DVMTemplate, which is generated from
an ordinary template.

> 
> Anyway did the changes, created the .qubes-dispvm-customized file,
> poweroff. Regenerated the DispVM
> qvm-create-default-dvm debian-8-multimedia
> 
> or am I wrong and should instead use debian-8-multimedia-dvm

No, you are right.
> 
> such as
> 
> qvm-create-defaul-dvm debian-8-multimedia-dvm
> 
> I have not tried it fearing to break everything, but this second option
> seems to make more sense.

No it doesnt, if you think about the Template - DVMTemplate - disposableVM 
pattern.

> 
> 
> > When you open a terminal in a disposableVM, can you see the
> > .qubes-dispvm-customized
> > file that you created in the dispVm template?
> 
> 
> not sure I am able to do that with a terminal, but with nautilus and ctrl+h
> hidden files appear, but .qubes-dispvm-customized is NOT present
> 

In that case you need to regenerate the DVMTemplate.
> 
> 
> > (When I customise a dispVM
> > Template I always create a file that isn't hidden, listing the changes.
> > That way I can be sure that subsequent changes are being captured.)
> >
> >
> Yes the difference is that you understand what you are doing  and I cannot
> even imagine what this non hidden file may be.
> 

It's ANY file that you like - When you customise the DVMTemplate,
create a file README, and write in it what you have done.
If you make more changes add description to that file.
Then any disposableVM will contain a README in /home/user showing what
custom changes you have made.

> > If this is the case, then it's possible that your application is
> > checking some feature that ISN'T common between the disposableVMs - disk
> > signatures, MAC address perhaps?
> >
> 
> And setting viewnior  as defult "open with" option for opening .png and
> .jpg also checks MAC address? It is just that I am doing something stupid.
> 
> Anyway I tried to start again debian-8-multimedia-dvm  and the empty file
> is there, still empty. Also there is a folder and an hidden file from
> Softmaker that do not appear on normal DispVMs
> 

This shows that your disposableVMs are not using the updated
DVMTemplate.
Whenever this issue has come up in the past, it's invariably been solved
by a slow and methodical approach.
Make sure that the DVMTemplate has customisations and the
.qubes-dispvm-customized file in /home/user (It does, you say.)
Close down the DVMTemplate.
Wait.
Regenerate the DVMTemplate (as you have).

If this doesnt work, then try closing all disposableVMs, qvm-remove the
debian-8-multimedia-dvm, and start again.




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[qubes-users] Re: Preinstallation

2017-09-01 Thread Finsh

Anyone? There has to be some way,since the Librem 13 came with a 
preinstallation of Qubes, didnt he?

cheers

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[qubes-users] secure hardware after purchase but before qubes installation

2017-09-01 Thread James Miller

For those that run Qubes on an off the shelf computer, did you go through any 
special steps to insure the hardware was clean after you purchased, but before 
you installed qubes?  I'm about to buy new hardware for my installation and I'm 
thinking of all the places in the purchase chain where a laptop could be 
compromised. Does anyone have advise on how to not become the one in a million 
person to get a laptop with compromised hardware?  For example: 
Do I need to replace any parts just in case? 
Do I need to buy in person or directly from the manufacturer on line?

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[qubes-users] Re: [3.2rc2] Cannot execute Qubes configuration after installing

2017-09-01 Thread kototama kototama

Yes performance after were okay, although a bit slower than another Linux.

Are you also using the same laptop model? Only later I discovered that
disabling power management in the BIOS brings normal performance, i.e I
cannot really feel that it is virtualized (a very nice feeling).

See this thread for more information
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/qubes-users/-wOxEuZ_xXw/o0Uf7xf6BwAJ

On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 9:59 AM,  wrote:

> On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 2:02:11 AM UTC-7, koto...@gmail.com wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > After installing Qubes OS on a 32giga USB2 stick - it was slow! - and
> rebooting, I selected the default options and Qubes began to install the
> VMs. When the prompt "Executing Qubes configuration" appears after a while,
> the loading bar stops. The mouse still works but nothing happens. Pressing
> Ctrl-Alt-F1 allowed me to take photos of the screen:
> >
> > https://postimg.org/image/7je7ki9fr/
> > https://postimg.org/image/7r12opjsn/
> >
> > I could not see any shell on the other virtual terminals, so no
> debugging was possible.
> >
> > I'm using a Lenovo X240 laptop with Core i7 vPro.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> Ok,I think I can fish one out. One question tho,when you installed on the
> HDD,was the install significantly faster?

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[qubes-users] qvm-block doesn't list/expose dom0 loop devices

2017-09-01 Thread nicholas roveda

Nobody has noticed this?

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[qubes-users] Unable to install virt-manager in Fedora 25 template due to dependency issue

2017-09-01 Thread Markus Kilås

Hi all,

I am trying to install the virt-manager package in the Fedora 25
template but there seems to be a dependency issue:

$ sudo dnf install virt-manager
Last metadata expiration check: 0:40:31 ago on Fri Sep  1 13:30:30 2017.
Error: package virt-manager-1.4.0-4.fc25.noarch requires
virt-manager-common = 1.4.0-4.fc25, but none of the providers can be
installed
(try to add '--allowerasing' to command line to replace conflicting
packages)

If I provide '--allowerasing' it wants to downgrade xen-libs and
uninstall the Qubes tools.

While it was working with Fedora 24, I think I have seen this issue
previously in an older version as well.


Cheers,
Markus

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[qubes-users] Re: [3.2rc2] Cannot execute Qubes configuration after installing

On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 2:02:11 AM UTC-7, koto...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> After installing Qubes OS on a 32giga USB2 stick - it was slow! - and 
> rebooting, I selected the default options and Qubes began to install the VMs. 
> When the prompt "Executing Qubes configuration" appears after a while, the 
> loading bar stops. The mouse still works but nothing happens. Pressing 
> Ctrl-Alt-F1 allowed me to take photos of the screen:
> 
> https://postimg.org/image/7je7ki9fr/
> https://postimg.org/image/7r12opjsn/
> 
> I could not see any shell on the other virtual terminals, so no debugging was 
> possible.
> 
> I'm using a Lenovo X240 laptop with Core i7 vPro.
> 
> Thanks in advance for your help.

Ok,I think I can fish one out. One question tho,when you installed on the 
HDD,was the install significantly faster?

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[qubes-users] Re: [3.2rc2] Cannot execute Qubes configuration after installing

2017-09-01 Thread kototama kototama

Hey sorry I initially confused your problem with another I had.

Now I will bring the bad news: installing on a USB stick did not work for
me. Use an used hard drive and plug it to your computer to test, it's worth
it :)

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[qubes-users] Re: [3.2rc2] Cannot execute Qubes configuration after installing

On Friday, September 1, 2017 at 12:42:00 AM UTC-7, kototama kototama wrote:
> If I remember correctly the solution for me was not set/change the timezone. 
> Have a look at the issues tracker on Github, I think it was mentioned. Good 
> luck.
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 8:52 AM,   wrote:
> On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 2:02:11 AM UTC-7, koto...@gmail.com wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> 
> >
> 
> > After installing Qubes OS on a 32giga USB2 stick - it was slow! - and 
> > rebooting, I selected the default options and Qubes began to install the 
> > VMs. When the prompt "Executing Qubes configuration" appears after a while, 
> > the loading bar stops. The mouse still works but nothing happens. Pressing 
> > Ctrl-Alt-F1 allowed me to take photos of the screen:
> 
> >
> 
> > https://postimg.org/image/7je7ki9fr/
> 
> > https://postimg.org/image/7r12opjsn/
> 
> >
> 
> > I could not see any shell on the other virtual terminals, so no debugging 
> > was possible.
> 
> >
> 
> > I'm using a Lenovo X240 laptop with Core i7 vPro.
> 
> >
> 
> > Thanks in advance for your help.
> 
> 
> 
> I am facing the exact same problem right now. Has anyone found a solution?
That's strange,because I'm pretty sure that I didn't even touch the time zone. 
Anyways,you're basically saying that I have to completely reinstall? It took so 
long the first time :( 

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[qubes-users] Re: [3.2rc2] Cannot execute Qubes configuration after installing

2017-09-01 Thread kototama kototama

If I remember correctly the solution for me was not set/change the
timezone. Have a look at the issues tracker on Github, I think it was
mentioned. Good luck.

On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 8:52 AM,  wrote:

> On Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 2:02:11 AM UTC-7, koto...@gmail.com wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > After installing Qubes OS on a 32giga USB2 stick - it was slow! - and
> rebooting, I selected the default options and Qubes began to install the
> VMs. When the prompt "Executing Qubes configuration" appears after a while,
> the loading bar stops. The mouse still works but nothing happens. Pressing
> Ctrl-Alt-F1 allowed me to take photos of the screen:
> >
> > https://postimg.org/image/7je7ki9fr/
> > https://postimg.org/image/7r12opjsn/
> >
> > I could not see any shell on the other virtual terminals, so no
> debugging was possible.
> >
> > I'm using a Lenovo X240 laptop with Core i7 vPro.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> I am facing the exact same problem right now. Has anyone found a solution?

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