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I've used Ubuntu and Mint distros before.

My Lenovo was selected because it was on the Qubes lists. It was supposed to be a barebones refurbished.

Not great specs, but I think it was minimum recommended.

Do you think I could dual-boot Qubes?

I have done much dual-booting since UEFI, and I am enjoy my free windows 10

(As much as anyone CAN enjoy windows.)
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Ava 2y ago

you shouldn't dual boot #qubesos with another os. it is a security risk.

https://www.qubes-os.org/faq/#can-i-install-qubes-os-together-with-other-operating-system-dual-bootmulti-boot

if you understand the risk and want to do it anyway read this first.

https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/multibooting-qubes/18988

you can install windows on qubes with some caveats. read about it here

https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/templates/windows/windows-qubes-4-1/

https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/qubes-4-2-rc4-install-windows-tools-not-working/22192

personally i wouldn't.

also, if you want qubesos to run well, max out your ram 16 GB min, pref 32 GB min, and get at least a 1tb ssd internal drive

#cybersecgirl #qubesos #privacy #security

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Yoi can install uncountable different OS on Qubes 😃

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Obi-₿it Koinobi 2y ago

I haven't read the article yet but if I understand QOS correctly wouldn't dual-booting another OS give that OS the same privleged access to the hard drive/system that QOS has, thus defeating the purpose of QOS?

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Ava 2y ago

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"One problem is that when you dual or multiboot, even if you are using encryption on your Qubes installation, /boot is still unprotected and could be maliciously modified by the other OS, possibly leading to Qubes itself being maliciously modified.

The other problem is firmware security - for example the other system could infect the BIOS firmware, which might enable compromise or spying on the Qubes system.

You can use Anti Evil Maid 26, which would inform you if /boot had been modified, but it cannot prevent or fix the problem."

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Luxas 2y ago

I'm curious to know your thoughts on this: https://njump.me/nevent1qqsg2u5c06ynxj2zj8m2vyztrx7yzktj70px0qxs6ash2pj7exrr8sqpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdupzp4y6jq36y8d6rv7gxpk2x6dlxfpa3dzt3u9k6yvkvplhkzvsl2xlqvzqqqqqqym5ujs9

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Ava 2y ago

it's an interesting project, but have concerns that it's a bit of a hack (albeit a cool one) that is not supported by tails or whonix. it could also introduce stability issues, bugs, and new vulnerabilities. i am however interested to see where it goes. have you used it?

https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Declined

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Orange Crush 2y ago

Seems like a neat idea for offline work requiring a particular OS, but if you provide network access to the VM it could undo many of TAILS privacy protections.

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LO₿ONODE 1y ago

Curious, Not even two separare drives on a tower?