How do you install pureos, openbsd or linux mint in qubes? Any s-b-s guide i have missed on the forum?

anon42456682 · June 1, 2022, 2:31pm

How would you install linux mint or pureos in qubes? Any step-by-step guide? The guides section might have something if i missed it… Never tried installing another os in qubes yet!
Could be fun to try out! openbsd seems nice to try out sometime… never tried it.

fsflover · June 1, 2022, 6:54pm

HVMs allow you to create qubes based on any OS for which you have an installation ISO, so you can easily have qubes running Windows, *BSD, or any Linux distribution. You can also use HVMs to run “live” distros.

anon42456682 · June 2, 2022, 3:08pm

HVM’s… I will remember that and try it out! Sounds cool! Thanks

anon42456682 · June 2, 2022, 8:10pm

Could someone please link a step-by-step guide on how to install and set up ubuntu from an iso in qubes? I need to set up ubuntu like …now. In a hurry.
I did start to try this now but on my own i picked HVM in settings and then picked an iso in another appvm… booted up. This is the wrong way…The other docs seems outdated right? I can o only pick standalone VM in create a new cube…

guess i could use this now…

github.com

Qubes-Community/Contents/blob/master/docs/os/ubuntu.md


Ubuntu template(s)
==================

If you would like to use Ubuntu Linux distribution in your AppVMs, you can build and install one of the available Ubuntu templates.
These templates are currently not provided by Qubes in ready to use binary packages, because Canonical does not allow redistribution of a modified Ubuntu.
The redistribution is not allowed by their [Intellectual property rights policy][IP].

Building the Template
-------

Templates can be built using [Qubes Builder][builder]  
(You can also access documentation in the [source code repository][repo].)

Please carefully read the [instructions][builder] for setting up and using Qubes Builder.  
To quickly prepare the builder configuration, you can use the `setup` script available in the repository - it will interactively ask you which templates you want to build.  
Select one of the Ubuntu version options.  
On the "Choose Pre-Built Packages Repositories" page you must not select either option.  
This is because Qubes does not provide offical Pre-Built packages for Ubuntu.

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But an iso step by step would had been good also…

This is also great:
https://qubes.3isec.org/

But i would still want some up to date, step-by-step iso guide instead of rpm’s… Where can i find that online?
I did reach seabios so i might be on the right path. How do i install ubuntu? I need to run it and install it… how? I only got to seabios just now…
Ok i need to learn more about how to set up templates and such another time for an iso. It’s not going easy right now. wanna boot a live iso and then install it. Complicated OS if you don’t know how it works…
edit. i got the ubuntu iso to run…just used more memory. It has a default disposable fedora template… lets see how it goes. No template in the first setting i picked none i think… interesting! Installing anyways…
Gotta set up networking then its done. OK! Set up my first iso in qubes! NICE. So you just set the dns and ip manually in the HVM’s created from the iso… awesome! That way you can pick any network and switch also in Qubes. Perfect. Today i learned.
How do you get full-screen though? alt+f11 don’t work. Yeah i might need to restart qubes…
Qubes virtualization is the best i have tried. Way faster then virtualbox! And qemu. This is great.

ok so i need usb also… Gonna read about that also… qrexex not connected error. .
How do i fix the issue where can’t switch usb to a newly created hvm? I can switch to default qubes appvm’s as normal.

tzwcfq · June 3, 2022, 5:05am

Set display resolution to be the same as dom0 display resolution then Alt+F11 will work.

Either try to install qubes agents to make USB work or you can try this:

anon42456682 · June 3, 2022, 11:23am

tzwcfq:

anon42456682:

How do you get full-screen though? alt+f11 don’t work. Yeah i might need to restart qubes…

Set display resolution to be the same as dom0 display resolution then Alt+F11 will work.

anon42456682:

ok so i need usb also… Gonna read about that also… qrexex not connected error. .

How do i fix the issue where can’t switch usb to a newly created hvm? I can switch to default qubes appvm’s as normal.

Either try to install qubes agents to make USB work or you can try this:

It is now available to test ability to attach USB devices to Windows. It works without QWT installation via QEMU emulation. To get it works make this steps: update with current-testing repos sudo qubes-dom0-update --enablerepo=qubes-dom0-current-testing install advanced variant linux stubdomain (now available only in current-testing repos): sudo qubes-dom0-update --enablerepo=qubes-dom0-current-testing xen-hvm-stubdom-linux-full update and restart sys-usb with current-testing repos too ena…

Thanks. Is it the same with an ubuntu installation? that was what i installed… And i could not get it in fullscreen with alt-f11…

tzwcfq · June 3, 2022, 12:03pm

Are you talking about Alt+F11?
It should work. I’ve just checked by using Live ISO of SystemRescue and I could enter fullscreen with Alf+F11 after I’ve changed SystemRescue display settings to have the same resolution as dom0.

anon42456682 · June 3, 2022, 1:36pm

I could have set it up wrong… Are there any step-by-step guide out there maybe?

tzwcfq · June 3, 2022, 1:38pm

Just search for ubuntu change screen resolution.

anon42456682 · June 3, 2022, 2:31pm

You are probably right… . I have not even tried that yet. Gonna try it. Listen to the doh sound, does it echo;)

anon42456682 · June 3, 2022, 4:44pm

Thanks fopr sharing your knowledge… So this then?
https://www.reddit.com/r/Qubes/comments/bgo6vf/can_not_change_tiny_screen_resolution_in_hvm/

In Ubuntu, I dont know why the linux tips didn’t work for you.

Try this: edit /etc/default/grub:

GRUB_GFXMODE=1600x1200,1280x1024,800x600 
GRUB_PAYLOAD_LINUX=keep

Then: sudo update-grub

You wont be able to change the resolution, but you should be able to get whatever largest size is supported.

Sometimes changing the video can help: qvm-features ubuntu video-model cirrus

tzwcfq · June 3, 2022, 4:50pm

It doesn’t work if you just change it like this?

anon42456682 · June 3, 2022, 4:52pm

Yeah it does change when i do it in the HVM… But i need to find the right resolution to change it too… It might be that sidebar on the left in Ubuntu that “mess it up” some… How do you find the right resolution? Just by feeling right?
It’s slightly off. But it works fine also… Just some details.

tzwcfq · June 3, 2022, 4:53pm

In dom0:
Q → System Tools → Display

anon42456682 · June 3, 2022, 5:07pm

Great. yeah i had 1366x768… But i could not use that one, so i used 1360x768 and it works nicely. Yeah i can’t complain. Great OS! Sweet. My speed of learning this operating system is like vacuum, maybe not but still… I’m learning. No rush…
I could see myself using this os for a long time! Especially now if i get how isos, usb and this works… I learnt some about the connections earlier… The next step later on could be maybe protection, aide and such… In a years time… nah but when i feel like it.
Just a good OS! Maybe the best. Great virtualization also. I kinda start to get this OS. 8%. hehe
I’m no coder and don’t want to get it like that… But i start to “get a hang” of the OS. Sweet! I want to learn openbsd in the future, or just try it out… and now i can install that in Qubes also in learning. That’s awesome. Way better virtualization then virtual-box in windows of-course, or virtual-box on linux. Thanks for sharing and that USB trick was nice.