How-to: Fix dom0 Qubes-Whonix ™ UpdatesProxy Settings

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Introduction[edit]

If the following warning appears. 

WARNING: Execution of /usr/bin/apt-get prevented by /etc/uwt.d/40_qubes.conf because no torified Qubes updates proxy found.

If the warning message is transient, it can be safely ignored. Otherwise, try one of the fixes below.

Update dom0[edit]

Launch a dom0 terminal.
Click the Qubes App Launcher (blue/grey "Q") → Open the Terminal Emulator (Xfce Terminal)

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Upgrade Qubes dom0. This step is mandatory. [1]

  • Qubes R4.0:
    sudo qubes-dom0-update
  • Qubes R4.1 [2]:
    sudo qubes-dom0-update --show-output --console

Templates[edit]

Error Resolution Methods[edit]

The following fixes are listed in order of preference.

Salt Fix[edit]

In dom0.

Use qubesctl to setup dom0 settings. [3]

sudo qubesctl state.sls qvm.anon-whonix

Next, check if the problem has been corrected. Run the following command in Whonix ™ Template.

sudo systemctl restart qubes-whonix-torified-updates-proxy-check

Then try to update / use apt again.

If there are still problems, try the manual fix below.

Manual Fix[edit]

1. Make sure Whonix-Gateway ™ (sys-whonix) is running.

Check the dom0 /etc/qubes-rpc/policy/qubes.UpdatesProxy settings.

2. At the very top of that file, the following text should appear.

$tag:whonix-updatevm $default allow,target=sys-whonix

If it is not there, add it.

To view a complete example of the /etc/qubes-rpc/policy/qubes.UpdatesProxy file, please press on expand on the right.

/etc/qubes-rpc/policy/qubes.UpdatesProxy (raw): 

## Note that policy parsing stops at the first match,
## so adding anything below "$anyvm $anyvm action" line will have no effect

## Please use a single # to start your custom comments

# Upgrade all Templates through {{project_name_gateway_vm}}.
#$type:Template $default allow,target={{project_name_gateway_vm}}

# Upgrade {{project_name_long}} templateVMs through {{project_name_gateway_vm}}.
$tag:whonix-updatevm $default allow,target={{project_name_gateway_vm}}

# Deny {{project_name_long}} templateVMs using UpdatesProxy of any other VM.
$tag:whonix-updatevm $anyvm deny

# Default rule for all Templates - direct the connection to sys-net
$type:Template $default allow,target=sys-net

$anyvm $anyvm deny

3. If Multiple Qubes-Whonix ™ Templates are configured -- like when the Whonix ™ Template is cloned -- please press on expand on the right.

The following syntax should apply.

Name-Of-Whonix-Template $default allow,target=Whonix-Gateway-TemplateBased-ProxyVM

Example entry for Whonix-Gateway ™ Template.

whonix-gw-16 $default allow,target=sys-whonix

Example entry for Whonix-Workstation ™ Template.

whonix-ws-16 $default allow,target=sys-whonix

4. To test if it is fixed, run the following command in Whonix ™ Template.

sudo systemctl restart qubes-whonix-torified-updates-proxy-check

5. Then try to update / use apt again.

Reinstallation Fix[edit]

If the salt and manual fix attempts both fail, then follow the steps to Reinstall Qubes-Whonix ™ Templates. If reinstallation also fails, then ask for support in the Whonix ™ forums.

dom0[edit]

Qubes dom0 does not use Qubes UpdatesProxy. [4] Therefore file /etc/qubes-rpc/policy/qubes.UpdatesProxy does not influence which VM will be used by dom0 for fetching updates.

For completeness sake, see below on how to configure the Qubes dom0 UpdateVM setting.

To force dom0 updates over Tor, set Qubes' dom0 UpdateVM to sys-whonix. [5]

  • Qube Manager → System → Global Settings → Dom0 UpdateVM: sys-whonix → OK

To revert this change, set Qubes' dom0 UpdateVM to sys-firewall or another preferred VM. [6]

  • Qubes Manager → System → Global Settings → Dom0 UpdateVM: sys-firewall → OK

Development[edit]

The following Qubes-Whonix ™ and Whonix ™ GitHub development resources are recommended for interested readers:

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ↑ Upgrade Qubes dom0 is required to make sure: Older, similar references:
  2. ↑ Using --show-output --console is optional, recommended because of Qubes upstream bug: qubes-dom0-update shows No updates available in case of network is down / qubes-dom0-update fails to notice if repositories are unreachable / network is down
  3. ↑ Dev/Qubes#salt
  4. ↑ Qubes generally, not Whonix ™ specific implementation.
  5. ↑ Or manually set the torified UpdateVM in dom0 terminal.
    qubes-prefs updatevm sys-whonix
  6. ↑ To revert this change in dom0 terminal, run.
    qubes-prefs updatevm sys-firewall


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