Two weeks.
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2-3 days but the first time i installed Qubes i didn’t understand how to install software and update template so i put sys-firewall as network for template
Qubes dev need to put a warning at the first boot about this
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When switching to Qubes OS:
- my threat model was pretty simple after having been way more complicated
- I was using Debian-based distros for many years
- I had to wait for better hardware to be able to use it (so, like @GWeck I had time to read things about Qubes OS)
- I was barely using my computer, maybe once a week
- I was mostly doing basic things: web browsing, file transfers, text edition, backups…
So it was quite smooth, I used a standalone to switch more quickly, even if it was inefficient. Compared to the previous situation, it was still better. So, since that time (2 or 3 years ago?), I’ve been peacefully learning things one after another.
There is a lot to learn, but it seems to me that your feeling might be more related to the security considerations than the OS itself? One important word here is “reasonably” (secure).
I would advocate for the opposite view 
Unless you do something in dom0, it was easier for me to play with qubes than to try to understand the docs.
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Coming from Arch linux made my experience far less troublesome it seems
Tails is way better for anti-forensics capabilities oob. But it’s not something to use long term for daily driving
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