Current Installer and Potential User

General Discussion
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Hi Qubes Community,

I’m currently installing on a friends machine, for no reason that I can imagine… I told him about it and he was insistent that I install it on his new laptop.

Processor:
11th gen i7 i believe. not sure the 7. might be i5.
GPU:
nonexistent. uses built in intel graphics
Memory:
16gb
SSD:
1TB

definitely had graphics issue on install. i tried two fixes. one that worked was editing a GRUB file. i mean, kind of worked. also updating the Templates is not possible through the template but ONLY through the gui.

for me as a potential user. my flagship Alienware has been built. what would you do for an install to maximize gaming? a dual boot i assume? is a tri boot useful for hacking? i only have 2x2TB and most of it i need for my 257 games.

p.s. i am not afraid of the time and effort to GPU passthrough and put a windows 11 qube in my computer and only run QubeOS. i just can ONLY do this if i can still play games that are new and demanding. and yes, i know i would have to allow an NVIDIA driver instead of nouveau.

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That should work as well. What error are you getting?

I’d first try to do everything in Qubes and if something was unsatisfying then use dual/tripple boot.

If you will use Windows qube with GPU passthrough to it then you’ll have to install drivers in Windows and not in Qubes dom0.

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I don’t recall specifically but it was a whole bunch of connection errors. 400 I believe. i did not do any editing to the repository list. that said, i was able to update via the widget the other night. i got windows in a qube for him.

As for my computer. I will try one boot when it gets here and do dual if needed. it’s really about the passthrough. i need it in Windows for gaming and Linux for calculations. Hopefully i’ll have an update on how it works in about a week!