-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 On 2017-02-16 18:20, Fabrizio Romano Genovese wrote: > Hello all, > > I'm trying to write a little script to globally update my qubes > templates. It should work more or less like this: > > - It prepares a window layout for i3, so that all the opening > terminals from the various templates will occupy the right place > in a dedicated desktop; - Then it launches the terminal in every > template vm, feeding it a nice 'sudo dnf update' - When the update > is finished, one should have the chance to close the vm by > pressing enter like it happens now on qubes manager. > > I already implemented the first point (window layout) but I'm > having problems at launching the terminals in the right way. I'm > basically passing to the vm commands like 'xterm -e "sudo dnf > update"', but what happens is that the terminal opens up, checks > for updates and then closes without giving me the chance to say > y/n. > > As I mentioned above, in qubes manager when one clicks on "update > vm" a nice terminal window opens up, does everything it has to do > and then asks you if you want to shutdown the vm or not by > pressing enter or control+c, respectively, if I remember well. > Since I would really like to have a similar feature in my script, I > am wondering if qubes-manager calls some script to behave like it > does. > > If this is the case, I could just call the same script once for > every template and solve my problems without struggle. > > Thanks for your Time, Fab >
Have you considered not starting terminals in the TemplateVMs? By using --pass-io and not starting the GUI of each TemplateVM, you can save resources and hassle. Here's an example: https://gist.github.com/andrewdavidwong/d0b109186de65835255d467ae103c289 - -- Andrew David Wong (Axon) Community Manager, Qubes OS https://www.qubes-os.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIcBAEBCgAGBQJYpmTdAAoJENtN07w5UDAwIhkP/R81vgO979DTCObP/hKE2E5h 0m5ewGt3TH1Ing51Ueiws8PoYdNDyAkPogdXG4cQZX4a4kMzyzEjJ/zzEzddzoDQ 32uFSYzEq7el+eoKyS+OiYiniFlDy4RFAIsjDndkiC+ZPGbfEcvgrrzvm7Ggdcvt cD+ZGJaoVOuoN6bRRqNkE73VAkSFoIG0LOeaK/keqJwZobQo28UdMYtvsGvONsDR 2vWjDO0jT1K0UEsp0eYuqWDN9B8Ihzw+dYDhSzbKrF3nMGPNXxjcE4edsVdmvL6m LzCRisoi2k+C+w/AMFjHNjmxTUrx+Gw2/YoytWsXFrCXUIJSr5g/kWyoqVdKVCtx hwOxVFQQdTDJFUl5vbb+9CvAjc6EXddASslyfXXC3iB1mEAy7ATHvSsMiIup/Lx9 mj2HUk3X6j8uxALo1/+31cqfegEYpuXRtYxRz8sRxFlo9AYDRRNGKgWIn9OJgxl8 6mZ/Cfj2qPDttKvPsYhtvUftiTALzy5g5wZLzQh6SEWCizwkR7dUxeX5k/XMWREg 9d4WgN2zQ3kTN2FtgNFhd37T/O5z4MZoXWMgcwGW3ZgygGNeO9g+t+OqAYypaHQZ 4I0iCIhZTaOC74x0o2yiGd6IKnWLHFXJj+igOKmRve1KE/x0e+EMgahcsKnY0dbM OmaMAnd1i7oT+ngnDdSJ =X6k5 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- 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/bebfe6ed-4e4f-b853-ce30-4e6d576f4de0%40qubes-os.org. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
