Qubes ready to install for Journalist-Human Rights workers

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@Insurgo

Windows templates are not really Templates

Cannot run dispxxx based on Win7 dvm template

I’m trying to use disposable VM based on win7-template-dvm. Dvm template is created as an AppVm based on a win7-template according to the documentation, including qvm-features win7-template-dvm appmenus-dispvm 1 which gave me Disposable: win7-template-dvm entry both in Qmenu and in a new menu. So, I choose to start Windows Explorer, dispxxx is started, for a flesh second I can see Windows Explorer window, but it unexpectedly closes and dispxxx shuts down I have succeeded to catch the logs,…

@Insurgo

Installing tlp, instead of powertop, is actually better at controlling power usage since tlp is made to talk better with sensors

See, things like this imply that Qubes devs’ judgment isn’t good, or that they didn’t think it trough well. It is a legit implication. But if it’s true, how we could trust Qubes OS then?

@Insurgo

leading me to reduce the customizations and the pre-installed software myself

This. And leading you to trust more to Qubes devs’ choices.

I just firmly believe that the default Qubes OS installation is more than enough for any use case if the concept is understood well and consequently if Qubes is properly used then.

EDIT: You didn’t mention what would Kali have to do with journalism-Human Rights workers. I’d genuinely like to know that.