Re: [qubes-users] Proxy for packages

2017-07-15 Thread Salmiakki
On Saturday, 15 July 2017 23:16:35 UTC+2, PR wrote: > Yes, I have setup a local CentOS Repository Server which is holding all > packages for other VMs in this datacenter. Thinking about it that would work but does not actually help me as that will sync all packages even the ones that I do not

[qubes-users] Proxy for packages

2017-07-15 Thread Salmiakki
Has anybody managed to set up a proxy or mirror of sorts in the net-vm or firewall-vm or something similar to avoid downloading all the packages several times for updating all the templates? My connection is a bit slow and also data limited so it would be great to save those repeated

Re: [qubes-users] Re: How do I upgrade to Fedora 26?

2017-07-13 Thread Salmiakki
But those should work in 3.2 just fine, right? -- 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 qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group,

Re: [qubes-users] Completely disabling pulse audio (playback and record) in service VMs that don't need sound

2017-07-11 Thread Salmiakki
I liked this idea, so I wanted to try. This seems to work: in /etc/qubes/autostart/qubes-pulseaudio.desktop.d/30_qubes.conf put this: [Desktop Entry] OnlyShowIn=X-AppVM; Now only AppVMs have audio. Putting a name in there did not work for me but going to an AppVM and doing this: mkdir

Re: [qubes-users] Completely disabling pulse audio (playback and record) in service VMs that don't need sound

2017-07-11 Thread Salmiakki
And according to the README in /etc/qubes/autostart you can override everything from within the VM using ~/.config/autostart: > This mechanism overrides only content of /etc/xdg/autostart, files placed in > ~/.config/autostart are unaffected, so can be used to override settings per-VM > basis.

Re: [qubes-users] Completely disabling pulse audio (playback and record) in service VMs that don't need sound

2017-07-11 Thread Salmiakki
On Wednesday, 12 July 2017 00:58:11 UTC+2, daltong defourne wrote: > Is it possible to do this on a per-app-VM basis and not on a per-template > basis? > > > TemplateVMs. There is a "OnlyShowIn" that can be used to define in what VMs > > the application should autostart, either **by name** or

[qubes-users] Re: How do I upgrade to Fedora 26?

2017-07-11 Thread Salmiakki
So what is required to get a new template? If I understand correctly third parties create templates for other distros as well, right? -- 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

[qubes-users] How do I upgrade to Fedora 26?

2017-07-11 Thread Salmiakki
Since it just came out I would like to know if it is safe to upgrade or if there are specific things that should be taken into account. Can the same instruction as for the upgrade from 23 to 24 be used? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users"

[qubes-users] Another exploited network driver

2017-04-05 Thread Salmiakki
https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.be/2017/04/over-air-exploiting-broadcoms-wi-fi_4.html I assume Qubes protects us from this? Does it require IOMMU? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

[qubes-users] Re: QSB #29: Critical Xen bug in PV memory virtualization code (XSA-212)

2017-04-04 Thread Salmiakki
*snip* On Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 3:25:49 PM UTC+2, Andrew David Wong wrote: > Discussion > === > > This is another bug resulting from the overly-complex memory > virtualization required for PV in Xen. As we announced last year [5], > the upcoming Qubes OS 4.0 will no longer use PV.

[qubes-users] QEMU: virtfs permits guest to access entire host filesystem

2017-03-01 Thread Salmiakki
Just curious if this affects Qubes, or not. https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1035=6= -- 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

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Passthrough

2016-11-25 Thread Salmiakki
On Friday, November 25, 2016 at 1:36:42 PM UTC+1, Desobediente wrote: > As for these checking algorithms, everything can be faked, Not really pertinent to this discussion but PUFs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_unclonable_function -- You received this message because you are

[qubes-users] Re: Qubes and GPUs for Data Science

2016-11-25 Thread Salmiakki
You would need "GPU passthrough" and give the entire GPU to one VM. Some people try; most fail. It's not supported and finicky. -- 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,

[qubes-users] Re: Passthrough

2016-11-25 Thread Salmiakki
On Friday, November 25, 2016 at 12:55:27 AM UTC+1, Drew White wrote: > Is there any way that I can pass through all real hardware specifics to the > guest to make it not think it's running under xen? (primarily Windows) It depends on what exactly is used as input to creating this device

[qubes-users] Re: Qubes 4 with Grsec could make a big splash

2016-11-25 Thread Salmiakki
On Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 7:57:56 PM UTC+1, kev27 wrote: > I saw this being retweeted by the Qubes account on Twitter. Can Grsec support > still land in Qubes 4.0, or should we expect it for 4.1 or 4.2, etc? > > I think if Grsec would be enabled by default in Qubes, it would be no >

[qubes-users] Re: Attaching Item as FDD

2016-11-25 Thread Salmiakki
On Friday, November 25, 2016 at 3:55:04 AM UTC+1, Drew White wrote: > How do I attach am IMG to appear as an FDD? A floppy? You mean in Windows? I've never seen anything about that being supported. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users"

[qubes-users] Re: Warning when launching applications

2016-11-22 Thread Salmiakki
On Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 8:14:04 PM UTC+1, Loren Rogers wrote: > I'm not sure if this is the expected behavior. When a VM is starting up, > if I launch an application from the Applications menu, it gives me this > error: > > > domain '' qrexec not connected > > I also get a warning in

[qubes-users] Re: error reporting

2016-11-17 Thread Salmiakki
Copy/Paste between dom0 and other domains is intentionally prohibited. https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/copy-paste/#copypaste-between-dom0-and-other-domains Or maybe you want this: https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/copy-from-dom0/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[qubes-users] Re: installing nvidia

2016-11-17 Thread Salmiakki
On Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 8:27:49 AM UTC+1, nezn...@xy9ce.tk wrote: > anyone? Can you tell us what you tried and ask a more specific question? I cannot tell what your actual problem is. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group.

[qubes-users] Re: Android file transfer

2016-11-17 Thread Salmiakki
> I can map the phone device but then mounting with simple-mtpfs inb dom0 > gives me a blank directory. Just out of curiosity, where did you get this simple-mtpfs? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group

[qubes-users] Re: Android file transfer

2016-11-17 Thread Salmiakki
Connecting USB devices to Dom0 is discouraged for security reasons. I use a VM with an attached USB controller and it works without a problem. The only thing I have to do is switch the phone to file transfer mode instead of charging otherwise I get an empty folder as well. -- You received

Re: [qubes-users] recommendation for a laptop to use windows in qubes?

2016-11-16 Thread Salmiakki
On Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at 2:46:51 PM UTC+1, Andrew David Wong wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA512 > > On 2016-11-15 03:52, pixel fairy wrote: > > management is interested in qubes, but still need windows for some tasks. > > this means buying a laptop that comes with

[qubes-users] Re: vPro and Qubes

2016-11-16 Thread Salmiakki
On Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at 9:03:12 AM UTC+1, nezn...@xy9ce.tk wrote: > If i have intel processor with the vPro technology - should i afraid some > "factory vulnerabilities" of that technology and some manipulation with my > BIOS. Or security of Qubes is higher of that level? Qubes

Re: [qubes-users] Improvement: check disk space before copy to VM

2016-11-14 Thread Salmiakki
On Monday, November 14, 2016 at 10:31:25 AM UTC+1, Robert Mittendorf wrote: > On 2016-11-11 14:58, Marek Marczykowski-Górecki wrote: > > > > >> Actually I don't think it is a good idea. File copy protocol is > > >> intentionally very simple, including being unidirectional. We don't > > want > > >>

Re: [qubes-users] How to share data between 2 Qubes installations via USB in a sensible way?

2016-09-05 Thread Salmiakki
On Monday, June 27, 2016 at 7:22:26 PM UTC+2, David Hobach wrote: > (qvm-block can mount files from one VM to > another) If this is true, why is it not a massive security issue? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe

[qubes-users] Re: How to install XFCE in dom0?

2016-06-27 Thread Salmiakki
It should be an option in the installer and then you only have to select it in the login screen On Monday, June 27, 2016 at 7:14:14 PM UTC+2, Albin Otterhäll wrote: > > How do I install XFCE in dom0? The instructions provided in the > documentation[1] doesn't work. > > [1]

[qubes-users] Re: Create USB qubes with multiple USB controllers

2016-06-27 Thread Salmiakki
Yes, I have been using them with qubes 3.1 for quite a while already On Monday, June 27, 2016 at 8:30:39 PM UTC+2, raah...@gmail.com wrote: > > On Sunday, June 26, 2016 at 9:33:20 AM UTC-4, Salmiakki wrote: > > Currently the installer does not allow me to create USB qubes bec

[qubes-users] Re: USB mouse jumping in 3.2 installer

2016-06-27 Thread Salmiakki
Thanks Marcus! Interesting thread. How do I apply any of their solutions in the installer, though? Also, since it is just a little tedious (to click on every button and hold and drag etc.) or can be fixed with a different mouse (at least according to that thread) people might be interested to

Re: [qubes-users] Create USB qubes with multiple USB controllers

2016-06-26 Thread Salmiakki
Yeah, but the installer does not seem to know that and refuses to create a USB qube for me which would be pretty handy even if I have to assign the controllers afterwards. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from