> Hi folks, > > Any chance that there will be added in the feature for snapshots? > even CoW snapshots would be good, then a consolidation option once done. > > I have one issue where I want to do something, but I have to 7z the VM > before I can do anything to it in-case it breaks. > > I know that there are CoW options there, but how do I access them? > You already use the technology since 2.0, but I have not seen it go > anything beyond that for the dispvm and the like. > > the AppVMs, they have CoW for them, but it's not persistant on the CoW > file, that file is destroyed after the VM is shut down. > > I tried changing it to not be destroyed on shutdown when it used a CoW > file, but Qubes just tell me to get stuffed and destroys it once the guest > is shut down. > > How can I fix this please?
AppVM's are designed to toss changes, other than /home, /rw, /usr/local. It's a good thing; if one gets compromised, it's a temporary compromise. :) If you want permanent changes, update your template. But it sounds like you might want a "standalone VM": https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/software-update-vm/ Also, using BTRFS as a root (or VM host) filesystem should allow you to snapshot/rollback the standalone VM to your heart's content (and clone it instantly). BTRFS is all about the copy-on-write. JJ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to qubes-users@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/580fa3f46fe08c86d235378638dd584c.webmail%40localhost. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
