Change Mac address and Hostname by default?

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Welcome to the Community @Bop667, I’m glad you like Qubes OS!

@Bop667

Why systems aiming for privacy won’t necessarily spoof hostnames and mac addresses, like tails for instance.

Qubes is mostly aimed at security. It contains Whonix for privacy, but Whonix doesn’t directly connect to the Internet; it’s connected via sys-net (and sys-firewall). By default, sys-net doesn’t do the spoofing, but one can configure it: Contents/docs/privacy/anonymizing-your-mac-address.md at master · Qubes-Community/Contents · GitHub.

@Bop667

Would it be impossible for the qubes team to make this the default setting for sys-vpn or to offer me the option to decide whether I need it or not? Some people who are looking for privacy occasionally lack knowledgeable computing experience.

VPN configuration may depend on the provider, so it’s hard to include a default VPN qube by default. However there are already preconfigured options available for some cases:

Tool: Simple Set-up of New Qubes and Software

For a long while now we’ve been talking about methods of helping users set up their systems, and install and configure software. New users in particular find this difficult to deal with. Look at the repeated posts in the Forum about how to set up a VPN. Many of the guides that are produced involve users copying shell scripts into dom0 or templates and running them, and it’s obvious that many people still struggle. Wouldn’t it be better if users could just install a package that did all t…

@Bop667

Sometimes I require step-by-step assistance for a variety of service

Feel free to ask the Community for a help. It’s why this forum exists.