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  1. > Honestly, I wish there was a Qubes/KVM variant. Relayed Issue: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/7051
    comment by fsflover · 2026-09-13 · in Linux Zoom client proactively reading everything written to X11 clipboard
  2. Related Issue with discussion: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/1142
    comment by fsflover · 2026-09-12 · in Linux Zoom client proactively reading everything written to X11 clipboard
  3. > I wish a similar distro would be made based on KVM There is an Issue for that: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/7051
    comment by fsflover · 2026-08-30 · in Arbitrary code execution in QubesOS via copy-to-VM error reporting backchannel
  4. …a virtual machine" approach in the Linux laptop/desktop space, tracks this at the following issue: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/2890
    comment by IngoBlechschmid · 2026-07-02 · in Since Linux 6.9, LUKS suspend stopped wiping disk-encryption keys from memory
  5. They are not looking to replace Xen. They plan to add support of KVM without breaking Xen: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/7051#issuecom... They also plan to replace Fedora in dom0 with something minimized…
    comment by fsflover · 2026-06-23 · in NSA director: 'Mythos "broke into almost all of our classified systems in hours"
  6. GPU acceleration is coming: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/8552 > Do you hate using most hardware? Nobody uses "most hardware". You may be unlucky with your hardware, then it's a problem. Or you can specifically buy…
    comment by fsflover · 2026-01-13 · in Chromium Has Merged JpegXL
  7. …It's slow for tasks requiring GPU, but allowing GPU for chosen, trusted VMs is planned: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/8552
    comment by fsflover · 2026-01-13 · in Chromium Has Merged JpegXL
  8. It's planned to allow GPU for chosen, trusted VMs on Qubes: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/8552
    comment by fsflover · 2025-12-14 · in Linux Sandboxes and Fil-C
  9. …use cases. There is even an open issue on Qubes to add a template to use secureblue as a guest: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/9755
    comment by secureblue · 2025-08-27 · in Malicious versions of Nx and some supporting plugins were published
  10. …you can easily work on a 8G machine. > no hardware acc by default They're working on on it: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/8552 > buggy templates What are you even talking about? I'm using Qubes as my daily driver and don't…
    comment by fsflover · 2025-07-02 · in New Linux udisks flaw lets attackers get root on major Linux distros
  11. …. You don't have to run Linux in Qubes. You can run OpenBSD [0], Windows [1] and more [2]. [0] https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/4551 [1] https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/templates/windows/ [2]…
    comment by fsflover · 2025-03-03 · in Ask HN: Are you a 40-year old software engineer without a job for > 1 year?
  12. …More examples: https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2022/10/28/how-to-organize-you... . See also: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/9717#issuecom... . I'm not saying that hardening is useless (Qubes developers are working on it), but…
    comment by fsflover · 2025-01-31 · in Are there any FOSS OS with macOS-level security?
  13. …high security, which is the point of Qubes. It's planned to allow GPU for chosen, trusted VMs: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/8552 Alternatively, you could perform a GPU passthrough, https://www.qubes-os.org/faq/#can-i-run-a…
    comment by fsflover · 2025-01-13 · in Qubes OS: A reasonably secure operating system
  14. …to use Qubes without hardening. Also, Qubes developers do have plans to implement more hardening: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/5294 , https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/5461 ,…
    comment by fsflover · 2025-01-10 · in On Google’s Policy Change Towards Fingerprinting
  15. …possible at the moment [3]. [0] https://www.qubes-os.org/faq/#can-i-run-applications-like-ga... [1] https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/8552 [2] https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/how-to-copy-and-paste-text/ [3]…
    comment by fsflover · 2024-11-08 · in Multiple new macOS sandbox escape vulnerabilities
  16. …was removed not because they changed their mind about the Release but for other reasons [1]. [0] https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/8552 [1] https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/milestone/28 See also:…
    comment by fsflover · 2024-07-19 · in CrowdStrike Update: Windows Bluescreen and Boot Loops
  17. > They plan to add GPU acceleration in the next release: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/8553 You say they're planning to add a feature in the next release, but what you linked to is merely an uncompleted to-do item for…
    comment by wtallis · 2024-07-19 · in CrowdStrike Update: Windows Bluescreen and Boot Loops
  18. They plan to add GPU acceleration in the next release: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/8553 See also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLQMQQsKgvLntZiKoELFs22Mt...
    comment by fsflover · 2024-07-19 · in CrowdStrike Update: Windows Bluescreen and Boot Loops
  19. …there are only tiny differences. I'm guessing they didn't notice this before writing the advisory. https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/9067#issuecom...
    comment by joveian · 2024-04-02 · in What we know about the xz Utils backdoor that almost infected the world
  20. …won't deny it. No idea about drawbacks from the workaround. Wayland transition is planned though: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/3366
    comment by fsflover · 2024-02-29 · in Over 100k Infected Repos Found on GitHub
  21. Are you using an Nvidia GPU? https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/5104 https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/7591 If not, try this: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/6880#issuecom... There is no tearing on…
    comment by fsflover · 2024-02-29 · in Over 100k Infected Repos Found on GitHub
  22. > The gnome desktop will be important for adoption Gnome is too opinionated to adjust it for Qubes: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/1806#issuecom... However you can easily install KDE.
    comment by fsflover · 2024-02-24 · in A modest update to Qubes OS
  23. …a single-user desktop operating system At the moment, it's true, but multi-user support is planned: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/8958 > Note that the Qubes website and documentation tend to use the term "VM" and "qube"…
    comment by fsflover · 2024-02-24 · in A modest update to Qubes OS
  24. …https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/improve-video-playback-performa... and https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/8962
    comment by fsflover · 2024-02-24 · in A modest update to Qubes OS
  25. However switching to Wayland will improve performance: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/3366
    comment by fsflover · 2024-02-24 · in A modest update to Qubes OS
  26. …but it's probably a tiny bit less secure: https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/split-gpg/ . See also: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/2818
    comment by fsflover · 2023-09-26 · in Ask HN: Best practices for safeguarding master password in organization?
  27. https://qubes-os.org , a reasonably secure operating system. Issue tracker: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues
    comment by fsflover · 2023-07-31 · in Ask HN: Any good open source projects to start contributing to?
  28. Not precisely, but a lot is going on in this direction: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/1939 .
    comment by fsflover · 2023-07-13 · in NixOS and my descent into insanity
  29. This project was never stagnant, a lot of things are always happening here: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues . Concerning the certified hardware, few vendors try to make the certification, and also coreboot is required:…
    comment by fsflover · 2023-07-11 · in QubesOS – A reasonably secure operating system
  30. I hoped they would adopt ReactOS for their Windows containers[1]. [1] https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/2809
    comment by xvilka · 2022-07-01 · in Wayland is not ready as a 1:1 compatible Xorg replacement just yet
  31. …think prevents changing the distro in the Qubes components? AFAIK it's totally possible, see this: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/1919 .
    comment by fsflover · 2022-06-21 · in Ask HN: What do you use VMs for regularly?
  32. https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/7051
    comment by fsflover · 2022-03-23 · in Qubes OS: A reasonably secure operating system
  33. …https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/another-2-gpu-passthrough-post/... See also: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/4321 .
    comment by fsflover · 2022-03-23 · in Qubes OS: A reasonably secure operating system
  34. …is shorter than with normal Linux, but it's fine with me. Concerning the hibernation, see this: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/2414 .
    comment by fsflover · 2022-03-23 · in Qubes OS: A reasonably secure operating system
  35. …run Windows programs in secure domains - it's problematic to do properly with the real Windows. [1] https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/2809 [2] https://jira.reactos.org/browse/CORE-13358
    comment by xvilka · 2022-03-23 · in Qubes OS: A reasonably secure operating system
  36. There's also a project[1][2][3] to allow Windows-like containers inside, based on the ReactOS. [1] https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/2809 [2] https://reactos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16480 [3]…
    comment by xvilka · 2021-12-22 · in Isolating Xwayland in a VM
  37. …is coming in 4.1: https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2020/03/18/gui-domain/#audio-d... . Related issue: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/1590 .
    comment by fsflover · 2021-03-08 · in Qubes-Lite with KVM and Wayland
  38. > I would rather see the dom0 running NixOS than ancient Fedora. https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/1919 > The only thing I have never got to work, at all, is clipboard operations between VMs. It announces it's doing something…
    comment by fsflover · 2021-03-08 · in Qubes-Lite with KVM and Wayland
  39. …a reality. This is still a very cool effort, I'll have to give the Wayland bits a close read. [0]: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/3243 , https://listman.redhat.com/archives/linux-lvm/2018-July/msg0... [1]:…
    comment by minimalist · 2021-03-07 · in Qubes-Lite with KVM and Wayland
  40. Qubes OS is actively working on Secure Boot though. There is also a discussion about pros/cons. https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/4371
    comment by Foxboron · 2021-03-06 · in Multiple GRUB2 vulnerabilities – 2021/03/02 rou
  41. …in the near future. It will allow to run suspicious legacy Windows software without any hassle. [1] https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/2809
    comment by xvilka · 2021-02-09 · in ReactOS Updates
  42. …against such attacks. Upd: > I've never heard of Qubes doing significant in-distro kernel hardening https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/4233 https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/2748…
    comment by fsflover · 2021-01-06 · in NSA Wanted Backdoor Access in Linux, Says Linus Torvalds’ Father
  43. See also: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/4318 .
    comment by fsflover · 2020-12-24 · in PureOS: Freedom, Privacy, and Security
  44. …supported one). Learned this the hard way. Qubes 4.1 will bring the support, once it's complete https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/milestone/20
    comment by maqp · 2020-12-24 · in PureOS: Freedom, Privacy, and Security
  45. …ReactOS inside QubesOS so it can run proprietary Windows software in proper isolation. [1] https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/2809 [2] https://reactos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16480
    comment by xvilka · 2020-10-16 · in ReactOS
  46. …so maybe that causes extra problems. If any devs are reading, I did report it here in the end: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/5459
    comment by talex5 · 2020-10-12 · in The AMD Radeon Graphics Driver Makes Up Roughly 10.5% of the Linux Kernel
  47. …[2] Linux as a virtual domain [3][4]. [1] https://www.reactos.org [2] https://www.qubes-os.org [3] https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/2809 [4] https://reactos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16480
    comment by xvilka · 2020-07-17 · in ProcMon for Linux
  48. …post limit my replies might be delayed. [1] https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2018/01/11/qsb-37/ [2] https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/4262
    comment by szszszsz · 2020-01-09 · in NitroPad: Secure Laptop with Tamper Detection
  49. I wonder if there was any progress on integrating with ReactOS[1]. [1] https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/2809
    comment by xvilka · 2018-03-29 · in Qubes OS 4.0 has been released
  50. Wonder about their progress of integration[1] with ReactOS. [1] https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/2809
    comment by xvilka · 2018-01-29 · in Qubes Air: Generalizing the Qubes Architecture