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au9913 | 9 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 Do you have advice that would push a fence sitting Ubuntu user to qubes for my next laptop?
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Cyph3rp9nk | 9 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Ubuntu is fine, before moving to qubes I would switch Ubuntu to Debian.

Qubes let's say it's paranoid mode.
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bsod | 9 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 I second this - try Debian or Debian/Proxmox before going Qubes.
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au9913 | 9 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 The server I got is debian with proxmox so it'll be easy to set that up on my laptop too
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bsod | 9 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 I think it’s the best lightweight solution.

In the vein of Qubes, Tails is also a fun derivative to play with if you haven’t. That’s more recommended for USB boot, but on secure machines virtualization of it is good.
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au9913 | 9 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I have a tails USB I got at a barter blanket.
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Lux | 9 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Alternatively, could keep Ubuntu as host OS and use Qubes in a VM.