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Fedora - minimal Fedora - minimal
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The template only weighs about 300 MB and has only the most vital packages installed, including a minimal X and xterm installation. It is not thought to be usable in its original form. The template only weighs about 300 MB and has only the most vital packages installed, including a minimal X and xterm installation.
The minimal template, however, can be easily extended to fit your requirements. The sections below contain the instructions on duplicating the template and provide some examples for commonly desired use cases. The minimal template, however, can be easily extended to fit your requirements. The sections below contain the instructions on duplicating the template and provide some examples for commonly desired use cases.
Installation Installation
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The Fedora minimal template can be installed with the following command: The Fedora minimal template can be installed with the following command:
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[user@dom0 ~]$ sudo qubes-dom0-update qubes-template-fedora-23-minimal [user@dom0 ~]$ sudo qubes-dom0-update qubes-template-fedora-23-minimal
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The download and installation process may take some time. The download may take a while depending on your connection speed.
Duplication and first steps Duplication and first steps
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It is higly recommended to clone the original template, and make any changes in the clone instead of the original template. The following command clones the template. Replace "your-new-clone" with your desired name. It is higly recommended to clone the original template, and make any changes in the clone instead of the original template. The following command clones the template. Replace `your-new-clone` with your desired name.
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[user@dom0 ~]$ qvm-clone fedora-23-minimal your-new-clone [user@dom0 ~]$ qvm-clone fedora-23-minimal your-new-clone
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Customization Customization
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Customizing the template for specific use cases normally only requires installing additional packages. Customizing the template for specific use cases normally only requires installing additional packages.
The following table provides an overview of which packages are needed for which purpose. The following table provides an overview of which packages are needed for which purpose.
As expected, the required packages are to be installed in the running template with the following command. Replace "packages" with the list of packages to be installed, separated by space. As expected, the required packages are to be installed in the running template with the following command. Replace "packages` with a space-delimited list of packages to be installed.
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[user@your-new-clone ~]$ sudo dnf install packages [user@your-new-clone ~]$ sudo dnf install packages
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Use case | Description | Required steps Use case | Description | Required steps
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**Standard utilities** | If you need the commonly used utilities | Install the following packages: `pciutils` `vim-minimal` `less` `psmisc` `gnome-keyring` **Standard utilities** | If you need the commonly used utilities | Install the following packages: `pciutils` `vim-minimal` `less` `psmisc` `gnome-keyring`
**Firewall VM** | You can use the minimal template as a firewall VM, such as the basis template for `sys-firewall` | No extra packages are needed for the template to work as a firewall. **FirewallVM** | You can use the minimal template as a [FirewallVM](/doc/qubes-firewall/), such as the basis template for `sys-firewall` | No extra packages are needed for the template to work as a firewall.
**Network VM** | You can use this template as the basis for a NetVM such as `sys-net` | Install the following packages: `NetworkManager` `NetworkManager-wifi` `network-manager-applet` `wireless-tools` `dbus-x11 dejavu-sans-fonts` `tinyproxy`. **NetVM** | You can use this template as the basis for a NetVM such as `sys-net` | Install the following packages: `NetworkManager` `NetworkManager-wifi` `network-manager-applet` `wireless-tools` `dbus-x11 dejavu-sans-fonts` `tinyproxy`.
**Network VM (extra firmware)** | If your network devices need extra packages for the template to work as a network VM | Use the `lspci` command to identify the devices, then run `dnf search firmware` (replace "firmware" with the appropriate device identifier) to find the needed packages and then install them. **NetVM (extra firmware)** | If your network devices need extra packages for the template to work as a network VM | Use the `lspci` command to identify the devices, then run `dnf search firmware` (replace `firmware` with the appropriate device identifier) to find the needed packages and then install them.
**Network utilities** | If you need utilities for debugging and analyzing network connections | Install the following packages: `tcpdump` `telnet` `nmap` `nmap-ncat` **Network utilities** | If you need utilities for debugging and analyzing network connections | Install the following packages: `tcpdump` `telnet` `nmap` `nmap-ncat`
**USB VM** | If you want USB input forwarding to use this template as the basis for a USBVM such as `sys-usb` | Install `qubes-input-proxy-sender` **USB** | If you want USB input forwarding to use this template as the basis for a [USB](/doc/usb/) qube such as `sys-usb` | Install `qubes-input-proxy-sender`
**VPN VM** | You can use this template as basis for a VPN machine | Use the `dnf search "NetworkManager VPN plugin"` command to look up the VPN packages you need, based on the VPN technology you'll be using, and install them. Some GNOME related packages may be needed as well. After creation of a machine based on this template, follow the [VPN howto](/doc/vpn/#set-up-a-proxyvm-as-a-vpn-gateway-using-networkmanager) to configure it. **VPN** | You can use this template as basis for a [VPN](/doc/vpn/) qube | Use the `dnf search "NetworkManager VPN plugin"` command to look up the VPN packages you need, based on the VPN technology you'll be using, and install them. Some GNOME related packages may be needed as well. After creation of a machine based on this template, follow the [VPN howto](/doc/vpn/#set-up-a-proxyvm-as-a-vpn-gateway-using-networkmanager) to configure it.
**TOR** | If you want to provide torified networking to other clients | As described in [the TorVM page](/doc/torvm/), the recommendation is to use [the standard Whonix image](/doc/whonix/) for this use case.
Common questions Logging
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#### Logging The `rsyslog` logging service is not installed by default, as all logging is instead being handled by the `systemd` journal.
Users requiring the `rsyslog` service should install it manually.
The rsyslog logging service is not installed by default, as all logging is instead being handled by the systemd journal. To access the `journald` log, use the `journalctl` command.
Users requiring the rsyslog service should install it manually.
To access the journald log, use the `journalctl` command.