Richard Stallman on why GNU su didn't support the “wheel” group

Re:Richard Stallman on why GNU su didn't support the “wheel”... by Dylan16807 on Friday August 18, 2023 @09:53PM (#37184664)

Please tell me the USB devices that were there at install time get authorized.

> You can install software using apt-get inside a qube, but it won't persist across reboots - you have to update the OS template.

> I want those extra steps and complications

Is it wrong of me to say that enabling persistence, with snapshots, on a qube should be a single toggle?

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Re:Richard Stallman on why GNU su didn't support the “wheel”... by fsflover on Saturday August 19, 2023 @04:25AM (#37186716)

> Please tell me the USB devices that were there at install time get authorized.

Yes, if you only have a USB keyboard, it will work. Manual creation of a USB VM then is recommended for security: https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/usb-qubes/

> Is it wrong of me to say that enabling persistence, with snapshots, on a qube should be a single toggle?

Of course you are right. TemplateVMs provide /root partition to AppVMs and software should be installed normally to the former. At every AppVM reboot, their /root is reset to the one from TemplateVM. Ordinary, persistent VMs are also possible. Details: https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/getting-started/

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