[qubes-users] Re: Thoughts about installed software

2016-10-11 Thread Drew White
On Tuesday, 11 October 2016 20:30:54 UTC+11, Robert Mittendorf wrote: > Software that you don't need is a security risk as it imposes additional > attack surface - we all know that. > Besides exploits those tools might cause additional threat (e.G. RDP- > VNC-, SSH-Clients) > So you better do no

[qubes-users] Re: Thoughts about installed software

2016-10-12 Thread pleomati
https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/vm-sudo/ you can configure root account during instalaton process.If you want to have more secure apps then maybe use SElinux| Apparmor for additional security layer. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group.

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Thoughts about installed software

2016-10-11 Thread Manuel Amador (Rudd-O)
On 10/12/2016 12:26 AM, Drew White wrote: > Hi Robert, > Do you think you could build a template that would be that which you would > consider secure? > > Personally, I've been asking what packages are REQUIRED for full integration, > and never gotten an answer that provides the information I req

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Thoughts about installed software

2016-10-11 Thread Drew White
On Wednesday, 12 October 2016 11:30:27 UTC+11, Manuel Amador (Rudd-O) wrote: > On 10/12/2016 12:26 AM, Drew White wrote: > > Hi Robert, > > Do you think you could build a template that would be that which you would > > consider secure? > > > > Personally, I've been asking what packages are REQUIR

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Thoughts about installed software

2016-10-12 Thread Robert Mittendorf
Well, the discussion leaves the focus I intended it to have. It is surely worth thinking about what a minimum templates needs to have. Nevertheless I think Qubes is about "I know I can get exploited, so just protect the other parts of the system". Afaik a normal Qubes template has only the root

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Thoughts about installed software

2016-10-12 Thread Manuel Amador (Rudd-O)
On 10/12/2016 05:25 AM, Drew White wrote: > > So what do those packages require as dependancies though? > The dependancies are also required for full integration. > Just saying, there is more than just "qubes-*" to be thinking about. Are you trolling me with this question? Installing those qubes

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Thoughts about installed software

2016-10-12 Thread Manuel Amador (Rudd-O)
On 10/12/2016 08:50 AM, Robert Mittendorf wrote: > Well, the discussion leaves the focus I intended it to have. > It is surely worth thinking about what a minimum templates needs to have. > Nevertheless I think Qubes is about "I know I can get exploited, so > just protect the other parts of the sys

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Thoughts about installed software

2016-10-12 Thread Drew White
On Thursday, 13 October 2016 00:39:04 UTC+11, Manuel Amador (Rudd-O) wrote: > On 10/12/2016 05:25 AM, Drew White wrote: > > > > So what do those packages require as dependancies though? > > The dependancies are also required for full integration. > > Just saying, there is more than just "qubes-*"

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Thoughts about installed software

2016-10-12 Thread Drew White
On Wednesday, 12 October 2016 19:50:10 UTC+11, Robert Mittendorf wrote: > Well, the discussion leaves the focus I intended it to have. > It is surely worth thinking about what a minimum templates needs to have. > Nevertheless I think Qubes is about "I know I can get exploited, so just > protect t

Re: [qubes-users] Re: Thoughts about installed software

2016-10-13 Thread Manuel Amador (Rudd-O)
On 10/13/2016 12:31 AM, Drew White wrote: > On Thursday, 13 October 2016 00:39:04 UTC+11, Manuel Amador (Rudd-O) wrote: >> On 10/12/2016 05:25 AM, Drew White wrote: >>> So what do those packages require as dependancies though? >>> The dependancies are also required for full integration. >>> Just