What are common pitfalls new Qubes users run into?

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Hi,
I am Raghav Hinduja, a Switzerland (Swiss) -based IT professional. can anyone explain What are common pitfalls new Qubes users run into?

Thanks, Regards
Raghav Hinduja

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Basic issues:

  • how templates work
  • installing software
  • doing backups
  • bluetooth hardware

For advanced uses:

  • firewall and nat
  • netvm
  • GPU passthrough
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I’d say it all starts with BIOS settings (virt mode etc.) and hardware incompatibilities while installing.

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Basic issues:

  • Copy/Move data between qubes
  • understanding use of disposables
  • understanding how to use isolation to best effect
  • understanding what Qubes cannot do

    I never presume to speak for the Qubes team.
    When I comment in the Forum I speak for myself.
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I personally had troubles with just sticking to Qubes official website only initially since I am used to Arch wiki. The two windows with the same buttons of minimize, maximize and cancel would be a bit confusing for the most first users. I also got confused to where attach encrypted hard drives (it’s not sys-usb but a disposable vm)

I mitigated the problem of not understanding how Qubes works by trying to replicate it using just QEMU. I obviously failed in doing so but I learned Qubes conceptually before even trying it out

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