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11 sats \ 2 replies \ @richnost 18 Feb 2023 \ parent \ on: What is your favourite Linux distribution, and why? bitcoin

I agree that 16GB is the floor.

I should have pointed out that Qubes virtualizing all the things wont be squeezing every ounce of performance out of the machine, but even mid-range laptops are serviceable. Recently installed on a Thinkpad with 6th gen Core i5 and 16GB of RAM, and it's running relatively well. Cold starting a disposable browsing session takes about 20 seconds (R4.1.1).

Re:Re: hardware, cheap laptops are my jam lol. Seriously, tho, of the handful of laptops I own, every one of them had some sort of Qubes suspend/wake or wifi issue that required troubleshooting. Referring to the HCL and the forums, prior to install, has been my most prudent predictor of success.

11 sats \ 1 reply \ @IanMalcolmPhd 18 Feb 2023

Thanks!

I have not used Qubes but I have used xcp-ng (newest xen) in a production environment. I do know that the nsa has recommended for gov agencies to not use vms for the most secure systems as the vm guests can potentially attack each other's memory. I'll look into Qubes to see how it protects the guests from each other.

41 sats \ 0 replies \ @richnost 18 Feb 2023

I believe the argument goes that Xen hypervisor bare-betal virtualization is a much smaller attack surface than a hypervisor hosted by an operating system reliant upon constant administrative patching and hardening.