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A collection of QubesOS-related information.

Table of contents:

->> Template Setup

• -> Debian
  
  • -> Security
    
• -> Fedora
  
• -> Upgrading Fedora
  
  

Template Setup

Small notes for template setup

Debian

Running in Dom0:

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

Running inside the template:

sudo apt update

Installing packages

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

Configuring git proxy

git config --global http.proxy http://127.0.0.1:8002

Debian Security

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 linux-headers-amd64

Enabling Hardened Malloc:

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

Fedora

Running in Dom0:

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

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 -y

Configuring git proxy

git config --global http.proxy http://127.0.0.1:8002

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-<new> 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