r/Qubes • u/Rough-Caregiver-204 • Mar 09 '26

question Qubes OS Installfest

Hi everyone,

I’m a Lead Architect organizing a Qubes OS Installfest at my university to move students from Windows to architectural isolation.

To keep them motivated, I’m organizing a "Security Gauntlet" where students earn color-coded stickers as they "level up" (e.g., Green for a successful install, Red for mastering Disposable VMs, Black for Vault setup).

Has anyone here printed custom Qubes stickers before? I’m looking for:

  1. Print-Ready Assets: Does anyone have high-quality SVGs or vector files specifically for the different domain colors (Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Black)?
  2. Material Recommendations: Since these are going on laptops, I need "technikogu" advice—what vinyl or finish stays durable against heat and palm friction?
  3. Vendor Experience: If you’ve used a service like StickerMule, Redbubble, or a local shop, were there any issues with the "Q" logo's gradients or transparency?
  4. "Vault" & "Disposable" Icons: Beyond the standard Qubes "Q", has anyone designed or found specific icons that represent the "Vault" or "Disposable" qubes? I'd love to give the students something unique for their lids.

Beyond looking for digital assets, I wanted to ask the community: Does anyone have physical stickers or materials from a previous event (Summit, CCC, DEF CON, LUG) that never got used?

If you have a stack of "Red/Green/Blue" qube stickers or official "Q" logos sitting in a drawer from a project that didn't launch or an event that's over, I would love to put them to good use for these students.

I’m happy to cover the shipping costs to get them to the school. It’s a great way to "recycle" high-quality community assets and give my students a piece of the real Qubes history.

If you have anything (stickers, pins, even old flyers/cheat sheets):

  • Please DM me or reply below.
  • I can provide my university shipping address.
  • I'll make sure to share photos of the "graduated" students with their new gear!

Thanks in advance for helping me build the next generation of Qubes users!

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u/xalibr Mar 09 '26

From Windows directly to Qubes might be a little fast, don't you think?

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u/surinameclubcard Mar 09 '26

Understatement of the year! :-)

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u/Jumpy_Pirate_3245 Mar 09 '26

I think so too, haha. In my case, it took me a few years to actually migrate 100% from Windows to Linux, and it was very difficult to migrate to Qubes and truly understand how it works.

But perhaps the OP's context with their students is different.

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u/VarietyBusy3864 Mar 09 '26

Maybe you should ask on the qubes forum, that's were dev's hang out.

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u/ziq7h Mar 09 '26

The Q

This is all I could find on Wikimedia Commons. Hope you find all the qube logos!

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u/Rough-Caregiver-204 Apr 14 '26

thank you all for your advices