Change the default colors for the Whonix VMs and templates

[rootkovska]

By default we use the black color to signalize VMs whose integrity is critical to the user's safety (e.g. templates installed by default), while red to signalize the VMs where the user should remember not to feel too safe. To be consistent with this approach I thus suggest to change the default Whonix coloring (now created by firstboot) to the following:

• black for all the templates
• black for the whonix-gw (protection of the user's identity depends on this being non-compromised)
• ref for the default whonix AppVM based on the whonix-ws template (to warn user not to feel "too safe" while using it).

[adrelanos]

Implementing this would be up to @marmarek, I suppose. (I would just
have to update the screenshots in the user documentation accordingly.)

Joanna Rutkowska:

• black for all the templates

Yes, templates always black sounds like a plan.

• black for the whonix-gw (protection of the user's identity depends on this being non-compromised)

I guess you meant black for the whonix-gw based ProxyVM. "Overloading" /
re-using the color black for anything other than templates may not be
great. Not a strong opinion. @bnvk what do you think?

• ref for the default whonix AppVM based on the whonix-ws template (to warn user not to feel "too safe" while using it).

I guess 'ref' is a typo and you meant 'red'. Sounds okay.

[adrelanos]

Implementing this would be up to @marmarek, I suppose. (I would just
have to update the screenshots in the user documentation accordingly.)

Joanna Rutkowska:

• black for all the templates

Yes, templates always black sounds like a plan.

• black for the whonix-gw (protection of the user's identity depends on this being non-compromised)

I guess you meant black for the whonix-gw based ProxyVM. "Overloading" /
re-using the color black for anything other than templates may not be
great. Not a strong opinion. @bnvk what do you think?

• ref for the default whonix AppVM based on the whonix-ws template (to warn user not to feel "too safe" while using it).

I guess 'ref' is a typo and you meant 'red'. Sounds okay.

[ideologysec]

Speaking as a user, the proposed changes make sense to me. I wasn't aware that there was a guideline for color use (documentation opportunity, perhaps?), but thinking of black as "if compromised then screwed" and red as "trust nothing," making the proposed changes to the Whonix VMs sounds good.

Also, y'all need a "Welcome to Qubes here's what things mean!" intro. I realize that this is sort of a specialized OS and most of the people picking it up will have a good sense for Linux distros (hopefully!), but having a high level abstract overview/welcome splash would be great.

[ideologysec]

Speaking as a user, the proposed changes make sense to me. I wasn't aware that there was a guideline for color use (documentation opportunity, perhaps?), but thinking of black as "if compromised then screwed" and red as "trust nothing," making the proposed changes to the Whonix VMs sounds good.

Also, y'all need a "Welcome to Qubes here's what things mean!" intro. I realize that this is sort of a specialized OS and most of the people picking it up will have a good sense for Linux distros (hopefully!), but having a high level abstract overview/welcome splash would be great.

[andrewdavidwong]

@Aktariel, is this what you're looking for?
https://www.qubes-os.org/getting-started/

[andrewdavidwong]

@Aktariel, is this what you're looking for?
https://www.qubes-os.org/getting-started/

[marmarek]

What about using gray for sys-whonix Whonix-Gateway ProxyVM? It doesn't overload black templates, but is also some dark color.

[marmarek]

What about using gray for sys-whonix Whonix-Gateway ProxyVM? It doesn't overload black templates, but is also some dark color.

[rootkovska]

I'd still vote for the black label for the Tor proxyVM -- after all it's a very critical VM and the black color should be saying: "stay away from tinkering with it, deal user!". Like in case of the default templates.

[rootkovska]

I'd still vote for the black label for the Tor proxyVM -- after all it's a very critical VM and the black color should be saying: "stay away from tinkering with it, deal user!". Like in case of the default templates.

[marmarek]

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[marmarek]

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To test this update, please install it with the following command:

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[marmarek]

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To install this update, please use the standard update command:

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Or update dom0 via Qubes Manager.

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[marmarek]

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To install this update, please use the standard update command:

sudo qubes-dom0-update

Or update dom0 via Qubes Manager.

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