Questions about Qubes-vpn-support

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@tava

I use NordVPN, it uses wget, to download package, to template VM.
For security, Template VM has no internet access, but wget need Internet connection.
So I attach sys-net to template VM for temporary, to download NordVPN.
It means security has been compromised.

I have created just now a post to address this common mistake. Read it here:

Can't run pip install / git clone / etc. to install software on TemplateVM

Sometimes users need to install software on TemplateVMs that is not available on the software respository for that templateVM’s distribution. But first please try the recommended (simpler and safer) method and to see if it’s available. In this post, I try to break down some of the alternatives. Required reading: from the official docs on Trusting your TemplateVMs There are at least 3 methods: Temporarily allowing networking for software installation Updates proxy Copy from another VM S…