diff --git a/privacy/running-tails.md b/privacy/running-tails.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2f5434f5 --- /dev/null +++ b/privacy/running-tails.md @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +--- +layout: doc +title: Running Tails in Qubes +permalink: /doc/running-tails/ +redirect_from: +- /doc/running-tails +--- + +Running Tails in Qubes +============================ + +Tails is the amnesic incognito live system. It aims are preserving privacy and anonymity. + +To run Tails under Qubes: + +1. Read about [creating and using HVM qubes](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/hvm/) + +2. Download and verify Tails from http://tails.boum.org in a qube, (saved as "/home/user/Downloads/tails.iso" on qube "isoVM" for purposes of this guide). +3. Create a HVM + + - in Manager, click VM menu and select "Create VM" + - Name the new qube - "Tails" + - Select "HVM" + - Configure networking + - Click "OK" to create new HVM. + +4. Open dom0 Konsole and start Tails: + + qvm-start Tails --cdrom=isoVM:/home/user/Downloads/tails.iso + +5. Configure Tails at start up. + +6. Once the Tails qube has started, configure networking in the qube. + + - Check the IP address allocated to the qube - either from GUI Manager, or ```qvm-ls -n Tails``` in Konsole. (E.g. 10.137.1.101 with gateway 10.137.1.1) + - In the Tails qube, open systems menu in top-right corner. Select "Wired Settings", and change IPv4 configuration from "Automatic (DHCP)" to "Manual". + - Enter the Address: 10.137.1.101 in our example. + - Enter the Netmask: 255.255.255.0 + - Enter the Gateway: 10.137.1.1 in our example. + - Enter DNS: 10.137.1.1 in our example. + - Click "Apply". You should now see "Connected". + +7. Use Tails as normal. + +## Usage Notes + +###Display issues: +**Black screen on start up.** + +This was reported with earlier versions of Tails: I believe the problem is now fixed. +If you do encounter this problem, you can try to constrain display settings by appending vga codes to the Tails boot parameters. +(If you do not know the codes, append vga=999, and a helpful prompt will appear.) + +N.B Tails 2.3 does not appear to honour the vga code. + +**Window extends beyond bottom of screen.** + +This seems to arise because Tails sizes to the height of the screen, but there is a title bar at the top of the window. +Either remove the title bar altogether, or move the window upwards using ALT+drag. + +###Persistent Volume +The persistence tools will not work because Tails has not been launched from USB. +The HVM disk(s) can be configured and mounted from within Tails to provide persistent storage. + +###Shutdown +The Tails qube will not shut down cleanly. +Kill it from the GUI Manager or ```qvm-kill Tails``` in Konsole. + +###Security +You will probably want to implement [MAC spoofing](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/anonymizing-your-mac-address/). + +Read [the warnings](https://tails.boum.org/doc/advanced_topics/virtualization/) from the Tails team about operating in a virtual machine. +While the Qubes security model mitigates most of the risks identified, traces of the Tails session may remain on the disk.