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I am this close to rebuilding my machine in Qubes. Is 32GB enough RAM or am I going to be seeing usability issues? The proliferation of AI tools really wants m

I am this close to rebuilding my machine in Qubes. Is 32GB enough RAM or am I going to be seeing usability issues? The proliferation of AI tools really wants me to grab more of this wild-west code, but obvious security concerns there. Am I going to take a huge hit in performance if I am running this stuff in a virtual machine like llamafile which runs on the CPU? Secondary GPU for pass through is less appealing, but I suppose I can stomach it. Is there a good guide on how you configured this? Many moons ago, before Proton was so good, I had looked into doing GPU pass through, but quickly gave up on the technical complexity. Anything else notable? Problems getting web cams or microphones working? I assume you cannot screen share across Qubes.

damsalor 2y ago
Screen sharing works across the planet nowadays
Dalewyn 2y ago
>Secondary GPU for pass through is less appealing, but I suppose I can stomach it. Anyone using an Intel CPU from the past ~13 years or an AMD APU or Zen 4 CPU should have an iGPU to render the host with, unless they specifically opted out, leaving the GPU free for passthroughing.
fsflover 2y ago
> Is 32GB enough RAM or am I going to be seeing usability issues? It should be sufficient for quite some time, until you run 15+ VMs simultaneously or so. I reach this limit only when I open too many https links each in its own VM. > Am I going to take a huge hit in performance if I am running this stuff in a virtual machine like llamafile which runs on the CPU? Anything relying on GPU gets significantly slower on Qubes (without the passthrough); ordinary apps relying in CPU are fast though. > I assume you cannot screen share across Qubes. You can: https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/while-video-streaming-google-meet-e-g-how-to-share-the-screen-of-a-different-qube-or-perhaps-hvm/24782 https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/while-video-streaming-google-me... > Secondary GPU for pass through is less appealing, but I suppose I can stomach it. Is there a good guide on how you configured this? https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/create-a-gaming-hvm/19000 https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/create-a-gaming-hvm/19000 > Problems getting web cams or microphones working? These work reliable for me.
- fbdab103 2y ago
  Thanks for those links. That GPU passthrough tutorial still looks like it is going to require some pain.

damsalor 2y ago

Screen sharing works across the planet nowadays

Dalewyn 2y ago

>Secondary GPU for pass through is less appealing, but I suppose I can stomach it. Anyone using an Intel CPU from the past ~13 years or an AMD APU or Zen 4 CPU should have an iGPU to render the host with, unless they specifically opted out, leaving the GPU free for passthroughing.

fsflover 2y ago

> Is 32GB enough RAM or am I going to be seeing usability issues? It should be sufficient for quite some time, until you run 15+ VMs simultaneously or so. I reach this limit only when I open too many https links each in its own VM. > Am I going to take a huge hit in performance if I am running this stuff in a virtual machine like llamafile which runs on the CPU? Anything relying on GPU gets significantly slower on Qubes (without the passthrough); ordinary apps relying in CPU are fast though. > I assume you cannot screen share across Qubes. You can: https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/while-video-streaming-google-meet-e-g-how-to-share-the-screen-of-a-different-qube-or-perhaps-hvm/24782 https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/while-video-streaming-google-me... > Secondary GPU for pass through is less appealing, but I suppose I can stomach it. Is there a good guide on how you configured this? https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/create-a-gaming-hvm/19000 https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/create-a-gaming-hvm/19000 > Problems getting web cams or microphones working? These work reliable for me.

fbdab103 2y ago
Thanks for those links. That GPU passthrough tutorial still looks like it is going to require some pain.