two questions if you have the answer to just one thats great )

I followed this guide https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/cpu-pinning-alder-lake/17949 

now no vms work i get this error "failed to start logical volume “vm-sys-usb-volatile” already exist in volume group “qubes dom0” (vm sys usb volatile is just an example)

also gui is buggy (slow and not appearing where it should be) and clicking doesnt register (not a external mouse) and logging in/out is super long but this happened before cpu pinning and just happens after updating it works fine on fresh install before updating

  • skyline2@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    6 hours ago

    Hey I see you are trying out Qubes! But I think you got sucked down a bit of a rabbit hole here. CPU pinning is a very deep customization, it is absolutely not necessary, and is a case of the author of the guide wondering “can I do this?” and finding out that yes, there is a way. But I would suggest that you not worry about it, as the difference in performance may not even be noticeable to you.

    The best way to approach qubes as a new user is to do almost nothing to modify dom0, and do all your playing around in the qubes.

    Also, for in depth tech support like this I would always post to the Qubes forums. Its a niche OS, so posting on a general Linux forum is probably going to not get you a ton of help.

    • lemmingsareawesome@sh.itjust.worksOP
      1·
      16 minutes ago

      i did it because i was having problems with it. it was crazy slow and unresponsive (gui doesnt appear when/where its supposed to, clicks dont register (its not an external mouse) only after an update though. without updating (and logging out and back in) it work just fine. i pinned the cpu and that seemed to fix it but then it had problems only after i logged out and back in

      also the forum is a little dead lol

    • Eggymatrix@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      14 hours ago

      This is what we get when a new user comes to the linux community saying they are new to linux, need to choose a distro, mostly care about security and don’t trust their parents network.

      Some idiot says they should use qubes, and they do it…

      OP stop the madness, install debian or mint, use it a few monts and reinstall something else afterward. You will learn and all this will make sense, but you need to first sweat it like everybody else.

  • Eggymatrix@sh.itjust.works
    1·
    14 hours ago

    Learn linux like everybody first, install an easier distro like debian or mint, play with that. After a few months delete everything and reinstall domething else. Keep data on external disk to not loose it. This is the way to learn. Do not learn to unicycle before knowing how to walk.

  • just_another_person@lemmy.world
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    19 hours ago

    Your link doesn’t work, but just from the looks of it, you have a volume that is already attached to a VM, and you’re trying to use it elsewhere?

          • eldavi@lemmy.mlEnglish
            1·
            12 hours ago

            it’s impossible to say w/o knowing more about qubes – i tried it a while ago and also found it buggy so i opted to manage my virtual machines myself.

            which is why i recognize the error – it’s telling you that it can’t create the volume it’s been told to use because it exists in another context/userspace/domain.

            if it’s more important to you that it doesn’t us additional resources – then you’ll need to find out where the volume exists.

            if it’s more important that these vm’s run AND this volume isn’t required in order for them to run – then create a new space/context/domain and put the vm’s there.

            the way to do this is going to depend on what you configured as the basis for qubes. there’s a strong chance that it’s kvm and both google and ai can show you how