Qubes OS: A reasonably secure operating system

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In one of my previous posts I have introduced you to the Tails OS, a live OS booting from USB stick and preconfigured for TOR and privacy.

Today, I would like share my experience with Qubes OS – however from the beginning this OS has a higher system requirement and also it is not a beginner OS – however so far the most secure operation system I am aware of.

Official Website: OS Qubes

You will need TPM (Trusted Platform Module in your Bios), a multi-core Processor, and a good amount of RAM, recommended if you like to install it on a second computer, don’t even think of installing it into a Virtual Machine, as this would compromise the security.

The Basic Idea, Qubes is preconfigured for Tor Network and Bridge, and runs every software piece in a virtual machine (Qubes), that can customised configured, and sandboxed. If there is a compromise in one ‘Qubes’ it stays in there and cannot compromise the rest of the system.

I really like this concept and the idea of security. If you have second computer that meets the system requirements I would recommend to try Qubes OS. Great OS and Ideas. Not easy from the beginning, but worth the effort to learn how to use it if you care – as you should – for your security and data.