Re: [qubes-users] Release date for qube os 4

2017-12-12 Thread Andrew David Wong
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 On 2017-12-12 17:33, grv wrote: > I see on https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/releases/4.0/schedule/ that > Dec 11 is the last date mentioned to decide if rc3 is final. Have > we taken the decision? > As far as I know, the decision has not yet been

Re: [qubes-users] [HOWTO] use 2nd drive partition as 'home' drive.

2017-12-12 Thread Connor Page
I’ll disagree with comparison of btrfs to lvm. there is a very significant difference between btrfs and lvm. btrfs is like a namespace and lvm volumes are block devices. one can put a namespace on a block device. but yes, layers and layers of metadata processing required. BTW, has anyone

[qubes-users] Release date for qube os 4

2017-12-12 Thread grv
I see on https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/releases/4.0/schedule/ that Dec 11 is the last date mentioned to decide if rc3 is final. Have we taken the decision? If I install rc3, would I be able to update to QubeOS 4 in place (without having to migrate my VMs manually) ? -- You received this

[qubes-users] Re: Dumping BIOS

2017-12-12 Thread Yethal
W dniu wtorek, 12 grudnia 2017 15:44:42 UTC+1 użytkownik leonardo.p...@gmail.com napisał: > Can anyone give me the instructions necessaries to dump the bios of my PC. So > that I’m sure while using Qubes that I’m safe? > Best regards > Leonardo How exactly would dumping the bios make sure

[qubes-users] HCL - Dell Precision M4600

2017-12-12 Thread readjust
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Re: [qubes-users] [HOWTO] use 2nd drive partition as 'home' drive.

2017-12-12 Thread Chris Laprise
On 12/12/2017 10:39 AM, 'Tom Zander' via qubes-users wrote: On Tuesday, 12 December 2017 16:18:25 CET Connor Page wrote: so in short, first create a qubes storage pool qvm-pool --add In the spirit of a “howto”, can you fill in the actual values to allow one to add a second drive as the

Re: [qubes-users] [HOWTO] use 2nd drive partition as 'home' drive.

2017-12-12 Thread Connor Page
sudo lvcreate -L --type thin-pool --thinpool qvm-pool --add lvm_thin -o volume_group=,thin_pool= qvm-create -P ... or qvm-clone -P set desired private image size using standard tools. this will put the private volume in the new thin pool. private volumes are mounted in /rw btrfs

AW: Re: [qubes-users] Re: Crossover (Office 2016) and Qubes 4rc3

2017-12-12 Thread '[799]' via qubes-users
Hello, An 12. Dez. 2017, 18:00, Adrian Rocha schrieb: Hi, I am using Crossover on Qubes 3.2. I suppose that it have to work fine in Qubes 4. You just have to install it and register on the template VM, like any other software. After that you can install the Windows apps in the App VM

[qubes-users] Q4R3 - debian-stable

2017-12-12 Thread haaber
Hello, I cloned the out-of-the-box debian-8 and brought it to debian-9 with apt-get distupgrade. I halted it. After reboot no way to get a shell, or anything else (not by qvm-run within dom0 either). Is there a way to get error messages somewhere? Thank you, Bernhard -- You received this

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Crossover (Office 2016) and Qubes 4rc3

2017-12-12 Thread Adrian Rocha
Hi, I am using Crossover on Qubes 3.2. I suppose that it have to work fine in Qubes 4. You just have to install it and register on the template VM, like any other software. After that you can install the Windows apps in the App VM because they are installed in the user home dir -- You

Re: [qubes-users] Re: USB Keyboard thoughts...

2017-12-12 Thread 'Tom Zander' via qubes-users
On Tuesday, 12 December 2017 16:24:16 CET cooloutac wrote: > well I'm no expert but with ps/2 keyboard it will be the only thing > attached, unlike usb which can have multiple devices on same controller, > spoofed as other devices. Is there a better option? The attack modes are two very

[qubes-users] XSA-248 through XSA-251 do not affect the security of Qubes OS

2017-12-12 Thread Andrew David Wong
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 Dear Qubes Community, The Xen Project has published Xen Security Advisories 248 through 251 (XSA-248 through XSA-251). These XSAs do *not* affect the security of Qubes OS, and no user action is necessary. These XSAs have been added to the XSA

Re: [qubes-users] [HOWTO] use 2nd drive partition as 'home' drive.

2017-12-12 Thread 'Tom Zander' via qubes-users
On Tuesday, 12 December 2017 16:18:25 CET Connor Page wrote: > so in short, first create a qubes storage pool > qvm-pool --add In the spirit of a “howto”, can you fill in the actual values to allow one to add a second drive as the ‘private’ (home) partition *only* of a Qube? > if you go

Re: [qubes-users] Re: USB Keyboard thoughts...

2017-12-12 Thread cooloutac
On Monday, December 4, 2017 at 11:09:24 PM UTC-5, tai...@gmx.com wrote: > On 12/04/2017 07:31 PM, cooloutac wrote: > > > I use a usb to ps2 adapter for my keyboard. > I assume with the mistaken impression that PS/2 is more secure for some > reason - for the record it sends your keystrokes out on

Re: [qubes-users] [HOWTO] use 2nd drive partition as 'home' drive.

2017-12-12 Thread Connor Page
I agree with Chris. Data specific to a qube should be stored on one of that qube’s volume. Backups work then. so in short, first create a qubes storage pool qvm-pool --add qvm-create -P if you go for a thin pool, create it first and use volume group and thin pool names as options for

AW: [qubes-users] Re: Crossover (Office 2016) and Qubes 4rc3

2017-12-12 Thread '[799]' via qubes-users
Hello David, >> I'd like to use Crossover to run Office in a >> Fedora based AppVM. > You may find it prudent to simply run > windows, like such: > https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/windows-appvms/ I know that I can run a Windows VM in Qubes and I have also done so in Qubes 3.2. Unfortunately

[qubes-users] Dumping BIOS

2017-12-12 Thread leonardo . porpora2000
Can anyone give me the instructions necessaries to dump the bios of my PC. So that I’m sure while using Qubes that I’m safe? Best regards Leonardo -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

Re: [qubes-users] Ethernet-to-USB Adapter

2017-12-12 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 12/11/2017 08:20 PM, Sven Semmler wrote: When installing R3.2 one is presented with the option to create sys-usb as sys-net. Is there a guide somewhere on how to achieve this after the fact? Is there an guide to bringing up an Ethernet-to-USB adapter? Context to my previous posts: I’m