I do have a couple of years with Linux. I am using Mint now. I am a noob with Qubes. I can understand its philosophy. However I have no idea how to use it wisely. So after installation what updates or other installations should I do? Is there a step-by-step list somewhere of what to do after ins…

Thanks to all for the replies. I must do a lot of reading now. As far as a threat model goes I want to have a secure system to do investments and banking. I suppose that I could use another o/s, but this one captures my curosity. My family has been hacked … how, who knows. But we were able to hand…

[image] Torpedo: Is there a step-by-step list somewhere of what to do after installation? Critically think about what you are trying to achieve first before moving forward with any roadmap.

Hi @Torpedo Most times I agree with everything @FranklyFlawless says, so you could do this: [image] FranklyFlawless: Critically think …but (the subversive viewpoint) you could just start by having a play around, to get your head around the whole concept of Qubes. Play with disposables, su…

[image] Torpedo: So after installation what updates or other installations should I do? You can update using the Qubes Update too. You can install software in the templates just like you would do in Mint. Is there a step-by-step list somewhere of what to do after installation? No. Just …

Is there a step-by-step list somewhere of what to do after installation? The “Qubes game” is driven by the desire to make the applications you use more and more secure, and, optionally, more private or even anonymous to use. At least for me, “using” Qubes is a somewhat never ending journey. You a…

Tips to get you started. Keep the original templates unmodified except for updates. Clone them to the templates you use, and thats where you add packages, make changes etc. The updater caches packages so you can have multiple similar templates without wasting bandwidth. If you mess up a template, i…

[image] xahare: The updater caches packages so you can have multiple similar templates without wasting bandwidth. It’s not the defaults, but one can use a caching proxy . [image] xahare: Sys stuff should use minimal templates, or the defaults. Do not use minimal template .

[image] Torpedo: So after installation what updates or other installations should I do? Assuming you don’t know yet what kind of qube arrangement you want, these steps will get you from vanilla install to a simple setup you can further adjust to your needs: Check out quality of life improve…

[image] How to organize your qubes When people first learn about Qubes OS, their initial reaction is often, “Wow, this looks really cool! But… what can I actually do with it?” It’s not always obvious which qubes you should create, w...

[image] xahare: or the defaults. Yeah, if you don’t really, really need something else, stick with the most defaults you can. If minimal gave that much extra security, then minimal would be default, and the other would be “fully loaded” or something. The worst thing for security is giving up…

Thanks, following that lead to https://qubes.3isec.org/tasks.html which looks great out of the box setup.

Just joined yesterday, had install Qubes, now what?

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