Install Qubes XPG xenia 14 parallel Win10

pinxss · March 5, 2022, 8:45pm

Hi all!
As it states in the subject I am asking help with qubes installation on my laptop while keeping the stock Win 10 available, so I can choose the OS on boot. Device XPG Xenia 14 i5 Intel, 16gb Ram, 500gb SSD. Anybody please help!

fsflover · March 6, 2022, 10:08am

github.com

Qubes-Community/Contents/blob/master/docs/configuration/multiboot.md


Multibooting Qubes 
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Introduction
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You should think carefully before dual booting Qubes on your box.
Read the [guidelines](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/security-guidelines) carefully.

One problem is that when you dual or multiboot, even if you are using
encryption on your Qubes installation, /boot is still unprotected and
could be maliciously modified by the other OS, possibly leading to Qubes
itself being maliciously modified.

The other problem is firmware security - for example the other system
could infect the BIOS firmware, which might enable compromise or spying on
the Qubes system.

You can use [Anti Evil Maid](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/anti-evil-maid/), which would inform

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pinxss · March 6, 2022, 10:09pm

Thank you informative read. Is there a guide for parallel instation? Can you link pls?

fsflover · March 6, 2022, 10:26pm

Qubes OS is using Fedora installer. AFAIK it should work just like with Fedora.

pinxss · March 7, 2022, 4:33am

Sorry i have no clue how fedora works in this matter.

I see there is a guide for regular installation. And i’ve done that in past. But now i need to install Qbs as a parallel OS to chose the OS on boot. And regular way requires HD to be formatted. In the istallation wizard I did not see an option to install parallel.

fsflover · March 7, 2022, 9:42am

I have no knowledge of that either. However, one could search for a Fedora guide. This is just not a Qubes-specific question.

bankroll · March 10, 2023, 11:22pm

hello @pinxss,
Any chance you managed to install q-os on the XPG xenia 14?

Looking for a good lightweight notebook for qubes.
I would install it directly on the hardware, no need for dualboot.
Is it possible without any workarounds?
What did you end up doing?

thank you!