Persistence: /usr/local/

[Michael Lott]

Hi everyone

I've compiled the source for Wireshark-3.2.5 (as the Debian packages are still on 2.6.x). By default this drops the compiled binaries into /usr/local/bin/.

I've then shut down the TemplateVM and created a new AppVM (based on this TemplateVM) called my-new-qube, as a test. However, when I start it up, the wireshark binary is not available. In fact, when I list out the contents of /usr/local/bin/ on my-new-qube, there is nothing at all there.

From my understanding of the docs, /usr/local/ is persistent and should be made available to any AppVMs that are based on the TemplateVM.

If that is indeed correct, I've hit a bit of a brick wall on this one, so any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks heaps,

Mike

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## Quick Info

Qubes Version: 4.0

TemplateVM: debian-10

```

$ cat /etc/*release*
PRETTY_NAME="Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)"
NAME="Debian GNU/Linux"
VERSION_ID="10"
VERSION="10 (buster)"
VERSION_CODENAME=buster
ID=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.debian.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://www.debian.org/support"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.debian.org/"

```

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[Frédéric Pierret]

Hi,

On 2020-08-04 11:32, Michael Lott wrote:
> Hi everyone
>
> I've compiled the source for Wireshark-3.2.5 (as the Debian packages are still on 2.6.x). By default this drops the compiled binaries into /usr/local/bin/.

I would assume that you could manage to change default path to /usr/bin. Certainly in the configure or such.

> I've then shut down the TemplateVM and created a new AppVM (based on this TemplateVM) called /my-new-qube/, as a test. However, when I start it up, the wireshark binary is not available. In fact, when I list out the contents of /usr/local/bin/ on /my-new-qube,/ there is nothing at all there.

>
> From my understanding of the docs, /usr/local/ is persistent and should be made available to any AppVMs that are based on the TemplateVM.

Yes.

> If that is indeed correct, I've hit a bit of a brick wall on this one, so any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks heaps,
> Mike

Frédéric

[Mike Keehan]

/usr/local is persistent within the appVM. It is not copied from the
template.

Compile wireguard in your appVM.

Mike.

[Rafael Reis]

Or, you can just bump the kernel version for that specific VM to version 5.6+ . Wireguard is built in from that version on.