Teleguard network

Xanadu · January 2, 2025, 2:33pm

Hi,
Im trying to run Teleguard from the latest version of Whonix.
When I’m trying to create an account it fails with “No connection to server”
I installed teleguard with snap. Also tried session and it worked without issue.

qtzvytqr77x4t5cq · January 3, 2025, 12:40am

I have no idea what Teleguard is, so I cannot really help you.

However, you can read Install Additional Software Safely for more information, which may or may not help you. There is also commentary on snaps as a distribution method at

https://www.kicksecure.com/wiki/Install_Software#snap

Patrick · January 3, 2025, 6:53am

Could be this issue:

FranklyFlawless · January 9, 2025, 5:48am

Seems to be this software:

Two options are available for installation. An installation from the Snap Store (recommended) with the benefit of an automatic update, or from a deb package with external dependencies downloaded from public locations (in this case the application can only be updated manually).

To install the application via SNAP, run the command in the terminal, or click the button to access the web version of the Snap Store.
sudo snap install teleguard-desktop
To install the application from a deb package, download the file using the button below and then open it using either “Install Applications” or “Install Software” (right-click on the .deb file, select “Open with…”, then “All Applications” and select “Install Applications”/“Install Software” from the list). In the window that appears, click "Install ". All necessary dependencies will be automatically downloaded from the public locations.

Try installing the deb package instead:

https://pub.teleguard.com/teleguard-desktop-latest.deb

pansy · January 23, 2025, 10:42pm

I tried that teleguard, and after some problems requiring installing dependencies, now it says only:

/sys/firmware/dmi/tables/smbios_entry_point: Permission denied
/dev/mem: Permission denied

I’m not a Linux expert, but I find out that it wants to access the table with system hardware informations. Why would it need to read hardware informations on PC? Is there reasonable case for messaging app accessing hardware info, or it’s something shady going on here (like fingerprinting device) ?

Patrick · January 24, 2025, 11:08am

Non-freedom software / proprietary / closed source? →

pansy:

I tried that teleguard, and after some problems requiring installing dependencies, now it says only:
/sys/firmware/dmi/tables/smbios_entry_point: Permission denied
/dev/mem: Permission denied
I’m not a Linux expert, but I find out that it wants to access the table with system hardware informations. Why would it need to read hardware informations on PC? Is there reasonable case for messaging app accessing hardware info, or it’s something shady going on here (like fingerprinting device) ?

If that’s the case indeed (i didn’t attempt to reproduce this and probably won’t bother with closed source software either), that is highly unusual indeed.