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[return to "Ask HN: Qubes OS or just separate VMs for separating work and private files?"]
1. GekkeP+I5[view] [source] 2021-12-13 10:19:27
>>samuel+(OP)
The 'problem' I have with Qubes is that it uses XFCE. I'm not a big fan of that, it's too barebones for me.

I tried it for a while but I didn't find the UX great. It's very powerful, meant for a multitude of different VMs with different security and networking configurations, which seems a bit overkill for your situation. It was for mine anyway. I wanted it as a secure workstation but it's a bit heavy for that, and the added security kind of gets in the way of what I find a great user experience.

In the end I moved to FreeBSD which allows to even containerise GUI applications (not docker, but FreeBSD jails). It's not as secure as Qubes obviously but usability is better for me. It's all about finding a balance that works for you. It will require a lot of tech savvyness though to set it up that way.

I don't think you need a lot of tech savvyness for QubesOS though! If you can manage Virtualbox you can manage Qubes just fine.

I would recommend trying Qubes nonetheless. They have some great ideas. It was just not the best fit for me at that point.

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2. samuel+lB4[view] [source] 2021-12-14 18:51:36
>>GekkeP+I5
Thanks for the input! I love and use Xubuntu, so XFCE would not be a con for me ;)
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