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