Hello members,
Because I have issues in making a new laptop with Nvidia GPU work on 2 external monitors, I am researching a way to still use Qubes organization somewhere else. Problem exposed here: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Possible Driver Installation Needed on Qubes OS 4.2 - #2 by renehoj. In the mean time, based on some findings I think XFCE is not working right with the Nvidia proprietary driver.
The thing is that I am a researcher and because I use Qubes 4.1(.2) for over a year now and because its organization with AppVMs, templates, sys-net/fw/whonix and the way everything is interconnected I really need it to still work further.
Because I need to use the new laptop (I explained in the other thread why) and because I don’t see how I am going to resolve my issue in Qubes, I am thinking on installing another linux distro as a host OS (Ubuntu most likely) and put on top the Xen Hypervisor. I am forced to do this because Nvidia driver will work properly in this way.
I tried to find an environment that can work like Qubes to open just the apps and not the GUI of each VM but I couldn’t.
Do you know if there’s a way to move the entire structure on AppVMs/Templates with the entire configs to another Xen environment? I know the risks and the fact that the entire system won’t be as secure as the Qubes OS but I am taking my chances here.
Thank you.