Trouble installing Signal on Whonix 18 Qubes 4.3

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@signalproblems09

Before I write more errors and the filter removes my post, this seems to be the crux of the problem.

I see sudo in some of your cli command so at least part of your issue could be to do with the user/root change in whonix 18

Whonix 18: Using sudo/getting permission

Note: I’m creating this to have something to easily link to when whonix 18 sudo/permissions questions are asked. Feel free to make corrections/suggestions especially for best practices. The whonix documentation suggests sysmaint but that causes all kinds of issues when you want to make the change in user not sysmaint. Sysmaint seems to be for updating mostly. I’d like to know the best practice for when you want to install an application in a whonix 18 ws appVM, or mount a USB drive, or unlock …