Hello, I’m beginner to QubeOS and I don’t know really how to use it properly. I’m not really an absolute beginner in Linux (running it since 2 years), but I’ve never tried it and these I wanna try so installed it 2 days ago. At first it’s very good, not laggy, etc… It’s what I want! But today I want to really set this thing up for every day use, but it’s not really convenient to use for some of my use cases. So I need your help for global tips to use the system and for my use cases :

  • Never really liked use the default Firefox ESR + hardening, used the flatpak app of Mullvad, basically I want to know the way of installing apps

  • Want to set up “hacking” lab, mainly Kali or Parrot and other to use with the networking to “hack” them, basically I want to run multiples VMs

Thank you guys 😁

  • foremanguyOP
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    16 days ago

    So how do I to install flatpaks? (Install flatpak CLI in the template and use it on the qube?)

    When I’m doing a Kali template it doesn’t give me all the apps that are present in Kali. And if I want to use Parrot? Or setting a vulnerable system, what is the way of doing VMs in Qube? Do we need to install Qemu on top or using the default system is okay?

    • Bobr@lemmy.libertarianfellowship.org
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      16 days ago

      So how do I to install flatpaks? (Install flatpak CLI in the template and use it on the qube?)

      Dunno what is the proper way to install flatpaks, those few times when I actually need to use a flatpak, I just download it to an app qube and then launch it from terminal (I guess that’s what you’re doing as well?). I use Arch [btw] for some of my qubes, and installing mullvad browser is easy thanks to AUR :)

      Ah sorry, I actually confused flatpaks with AppImages. I don’t use flatpaks at all :(

      When I’m doing a Kali template it doesn’t give me all the apps that are present in Kali.

      Have you installed them in the template?

      And if I want to use Parrot?

      If there are no templates available, you will have to either create one or use HVM. Can’t help you with either though

      • foremanguyOP
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        16 days ago

        For the flatpak I would like to use them as I did on “normal” OS, basically to have a shortcut like any regular app. I want to use flatpak for apps that are not really available anywhere else but I could use Arch too btw.

        I’ve installed the template of kali-core (available by default in the template manager), them create a qube with the kali-core template, and add all the apps available to the qube. Sadly I don’t have all the apps that are normally present into Kali. Such as Ettercap and Wireshark EDIT : Nmap, SQLMap, Macchanger and much more are not available

        So how do I set up a real VM this time to use it as a testing lab? With access to my network, etc… As we will do in Qemu. And the last thing. I found a template of Parrot OS but it’s not in the “default” template manager how do I use that?

        Thx

        • Bobr@lemmy.libertarianfellowship.org
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          16 days ago

          I’ve installed the template of kali-core (available by default in the template manager), them create a qube with the kali-core template, and add all the apps available to the qube. Sadly I don’t have all the apps that are normally present into Kali. Such as Ettercap and Wireshark

          Maybe those apps are not installed by default in the template? Launch a terminal in the template and try to install ettercap and wireshark from there.

          not in the “default” template manager how do I use that?

          Never tried that, and I couldn’t find anything about installing templates from local files on qubes wiki :(
          Try qvm-template command in dom0 terminal and see if there are options to install template from local files there.

          • foremanguyOP
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            16 days ago

            OK thanks, I’ve noticed that I got an update for the Kali template right after the install but this doesn’t install the packages… Going to search for a solution.

            EDIT : The template just included the kali-linux-core so there’s almost nothing in it, so you need to browse the Kali meta packages to add the tools. I’ve chose kali-linux-default (~8GB) but there’s a lot more like kali-linux-everything (~30GB)

            Going to search how to add custom template too.

            And do you any clue for running a VM and connect it to the network to make a “hacking” lab? EDIT : And for flatpaks?