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A collection of Qubes OS-related information.
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<br>

#### Table of contents:


-\>> [Template Setup](#template-setup) <br>
  - -\> *[Debian](#debian)* <br>
     - -\> *[Security](#debian-security)* <br>
  - -\> *[Fedora](#fedora)* <br>
  - -\> *[Upgrading Fedora](#upgrading-fedora)* <br>

-\>> [Links & Resources](#links--resources) <br>
  - -\> *[Guides](#guides)* <br>
  - -\> *[Wiki](#wiki)* <br>

<br>

### Template Setup

Small notes for template setup

<br>

#### Debian

Running in Dom0:

```
sudo qubes-dom0-update qubes-template-debian-11-minimal
```

```
qvm-run --pass-io -u root template-debian-11-minimal 'apt instal qubes-core-agent-passwordless-root'
```

Running inside the template:

```
sudo apt update
```

Installing packages

```
sudo apt install qubes-core-agent-dom0-updates qubes-usb-proxy qubes-gpg-split qubes-core-agent-networking git apt-transport-tor curl
```

Configuring git proxy

```
git config --global http.proxy http://127.0.0.1:8082/
```

<br>

#### Debian Security


```
sudo apt-get install grub2 qubes-kernel-vm-support
```

```
sudo apt-get -t bullseye-backports --no-install-recommends install linux-image-amd64 linux-headers-amd64
```

```
sudo grub-install /dev/xvda
```

Adding the Kicksecure repository:

```
curl --proxy http://127.0.0.1:8082/ --tlsv1.3 --proto =https --max-time 180 --output ~/derivative.asc https://www.kicksecure.com/derivative.asc
```

```
sudo cp ~/derivative.asc /usr/share/keyrings/derivative.asc
```

```
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/derivative.asc] tor+http://deb.w5j6stm77zs6652pgsij4awcjeel3eco7kvipheu6mtr623eyyehj4yd.onion bullseye main contrib non-free" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/derivative.list
```
Installing Kicksecure package:

``kicksecure-qubes-cli`` and ``kicksecure-qubes-gui`` are available.

```
sudo apt install --no-install-recommends kicksecure-qubes-cli
```

Installing LKRG:

```
sudo apt install --no-install-recommends lkrg-dkms

```

Enabling Hardened Malloc:

```
echo "/usr/lib/libhardened_malloc.so/libhardened_malloc.so" | sudo tee /etc/ld.so.preload
```

<br>

#### Fedora

Running in Dom0:

```
sudo qubes-dom0-update qubes-template-fedora-36-minimal
```

```
qvm-run --pass-io -u root template-fedora-36-minimal 'apt instal qubes-core-agent-passwordless-root'
```

Running inside the template:

```
sudo dnf update
```

Installing packages

```
sudo dnf install qubes-core-agent-passwordless-root qubes-core-agent-dom0-updates qubes-usb-proxy qubes-gpg-split qubes-core-agent-networking git
```

Configuring git proxy

```
git config --global http.proxy http://127.0.0.1:8082/
```

<br>

#### Upgrading Fedora

Running in Dom0:

```
qvm-clone fedora-35 fedora-36
```

```
truncate -s 5GB /var/tmp/template-upgrade-cache.img
```

```
qvm-run -a fedora-36 gnome-terminal
```

```
dev=$(sudo losetup -f --show /var/tmp/template-upgrade-cache.img)
```

```
qvm-block attach fedora-36 dom0:${dev##*/}
```

Running inside Fedora-36:

```
sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/xvdi
```

```
sudo mount /dev/xvdi /mnt/removable
```

```
sudo dnf clean all
```

```
sudo dnf --releasever=36--setopt=cachedir=/mnt/removable --best --allowerasing distro-sync
```

Running inside Dom0:

```
qvm-shutdown fedora-36
```
```
sudo losetup -d $dev
```

```
rm /var/tmp/template-upgrade-cache.img
```

<br>

### Links & Resources

- [Qubes for security auditing](https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/qubes-for-organizational-security-auditing-talk-notes/199)

<br>

#### Guides

- [Fully ephemeral dispvms](https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/fully-ephemeral-dispvms/12030)

- [Opening all files in disposable qube](https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/opening-all-files-in-disposable-qube/4674)

- [Kicksecure Guide](https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/guide-kicksecure-for-disp-sys/13324)

- [Qubes OS installation encrypted boot and header](https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/qubes-os-installation-detached-encrypted-boot-and-header/6205)

<br>

#### Wiki

- [Hardened-Kernel](https://www.kicksecure.com/wiki/Hardened-kernel) <button type="button" class="btn btn-xs btn-xs"><a href="http://www.w5j6stm77zs6652pgsij4awcjeel3eco7kvipheu6mtr623eyyehj4yd.onion/wiki/Hardened-kernel">Tor</a></button>

- [VM Fingerprinting](https://www.whonix.org/wiki/VM_Fingerprinting) <button type="button" class="btn btn-xs btn-xs"><a href="http://www.w5j6stm77zs6652pgsij4awcjeel3eco7kvipheu6mtr623eyyehj4yd.onion/wiki/VM_Fingerprinting">Tor</a></button>