> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://book.qubetricks.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://book.qubetricks.com/system-information-and-requirements/02-system-info.md).

# System Information & Requirements

* [Architecture](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/architecture/) - Qubes implements a security-by-compartmentalization approach.
* [Audio virtualization](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/audio-virtualization/) - VMs on Qubes OS have access to virtualized audio through the PulseAudio module.
* [Certified Hardware](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/certified-hardware/) - We aim for these vendors to be as diverse as possible in terms of geography, cost, and availability.
* [Community-recommended hardware](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/community-recommended-hardware/) - Community-recommended computers.
* [Hardware compatibility list (HCL)](https://www.qubes-os.org/hcl/) - The HCL is a compilation of reports generated and submitted by users across various Qubes versions about their hardware's compatibility with Qubes.
* [System Requirements](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/system-requirements/) - User documentation for system requirements.
* [Security-critical code](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/security-critical-code/) - A list of security-critical (i.e., trusted) code components in Qubes OS.
* [Storage pools](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/storage-pools/) - Qubes OS implements a security-by-isolation approach by providing the ability to easily create many security domains.
* [Secondary storage](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/secondary-storage/) - These steps assume you have already created a separate volume group and thin pool (not thin volume) for your HDD.
* [Networking](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/networking/) - In Qubes, the standard Xen networking is used, based on backend driver in the driver domain and frontend drivers in VMs.
* [Config files](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/config-files/) - These files are placed in /rw, which survives a VM restart. That way, they can be used to customize a single VM instead of all VMs based on the same template.
* [Disposable customization](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/disposable-customization/) - A disposable can be based on any app qube.
* [How to install software in dom0](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/how-to-install-software-in-dom0/) - How to install a specific package.
* [How to make any file persistent (bind-dirs)](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/bind-dirs/) - With bind-dirs any arbitrary files or folders can be made persistent in app qubes.
* [How to mount a Qubes partition from another OS](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/mount-from-other-os/) - When a Qubes OS install is unbootable or booting it is otherwise undesirable, this process allows for the recovery of files stored within the system.
* [Installing contributed packages](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/installing-contributed-packages/) - This page is for users who wish to install contributed packages.
* [Managing qube kernels](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/managing-vm-kernels/) - By default, VMs kernels are provided by dom0.
* [Qubes service](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/qubes-service/) - Usage documentation is in the qvm-service man page.
* [RPC policies](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/rpc-policy/) - This document explains the basics of RPC policies in Qubes.
* [Resize disk image](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/resize-disk-image/) - By default Qubes uses thin volumes for the disk images.
* [Standalones and HVMs](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/standalones-and-hvms/) - A standalone is a type of qube that is created by cloning a template.
* [Volume backup and revert](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/volume-backup-revert/) - With Qubes, it is possible to revert one of a VM's storage volumes to a previous state using the automatic snapshot that is normally saved every time a VM is shutdown.


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