Best way to progress as a beginner?

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@jesus

fail to update

You should be more precise if you want us to help you. Which errors are shown?

Just checked, and I have Tor Browser Downloader in two different VMs: whonix-ws-16-dvm and whonix-ws-16. After using the former, the Tor Browser is reset to the old version, but after using the latter it stays new as expected. Are you sure you are running the correct one?

@jesus

Other than going through all qubes documentation and spinning up different linux distros, what else can I do to get my head round qubes as a whole other than just plain and simple trial n error?

Asking here and searching this forum for answers. For example, this question

@jesus

I tried setting up linux mint in a standalone vm with hvm. Everytime I hit ‘boot from cd-rom’ and point at corresponding linux iso in separate qube, the linux mint qube just restarts and does not boot the iso.

was discussed here: Template build from a iso.

@jesus

Yes I did consider regular linux distribution for i2p, that’s actually the main route I’m considering currently.

This is not what I meant. You can install i2p on Qubes just like you would do it on a regular Linux distribution, inside a VM (in a template of course). In such case, you would not fully benefit from the Qubes isolation, but it could be a good first step. For the true Qubes way, you can have a look here: Introducing sys-i2pd.

Also, it’s better to create new topics for every issue, otherwise new users will not be able to easily find answers.