Hi!
Terry Gruzebeck:
> Are we there yet for USB images? -->>
> https://tails.boum.org/doc/advanced_topics/virtualization/virt-manager/index.en.html#index5h1
>
> Will the instructions for running Tails from a virtual USB storage change?
Good question. We will keep distributing ISO images alongside USB
images. Virtual machines can be run using both types of images.
I'll create a ticket in our ticketing system to update this page.
> Going forward, will .iso images still be available for: -->> "To run Tails from
> a virtual USB device using /virt-manager/, first create a virtual machine
> running from an ISO image as described above
> <https://tails.boum.org/doc/advanced_topics/virtualization/virt-manager/index.en.html#iso>."
> If so, from where are they to be downloaded?
They'll still be available, because people using DVDs will need them. In
order to download an ISO, one should follow the installation
instructions for DVD (starting with Tails 3.12).
> After completing the next 7 steps, the directions for running Tails from a
> virtual USB storage say: "Then start the virtual machine from the virtual DVD
> to install Tails onto the virtual USB storage using /Tails Installer/. The
> virtual USB storage appears in /Tails Installer/ as *QEMU HARDDISK*."
>
> Assuming Tails Installer is accessed from the "virtual DVD", and how do I run
> it, and from where? Is this the .iso image that's being run from the virtual DVD?
Tails Installer is a software that will keep being distributed in Tails.
The use of this software is to clone a running Tails onto any type of
USB storage, physical or virtual. You can find it in the applications
menu, under "Tails".
> Having persistent storage for a virtual instance of Tails would be */awesome!/*
> I'm assuming that it will be likewise encrypted, just as is a persistent volume
> on a USB stick installation.
Correct.
I *think* there are also other ways to achieve this, but I've never
tried it myself.
Cheers!
u.
