On Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 03:12:04PM -0700, 'M' via qubes-users wrote:
> 1)  Is there a more secure way to get a .deb file downloaded from a 
> web-page/server and get it into a template VM than the method I have 
> described above under "How to install a .deb file in the multimedia 
> template VM ?", and if so how ?

Yes. A lot more secure and a lot more easy. You should go a bit easy on
the tutorial style posts until you have figured this out for yourself. I
mean this in the best possible way: giving back to the community is
what's it all about ... but at the moment you might harm more then help. 

To your question: Just download the .deb file right there in your
broweser and then open the folder that contains the Downloads. Right
click on the .deb file and "Copy to other AppVM..." and select the
TemplateVM where you want to install.

In that TemplateVM you will then find the .deb file in the
"QubesIncoming" folder in your home directory. This is one of the very
core features of Qubes together with the Clipboard: the ability to share
data easy, fast and securely between VMs/Qubes.

> 2)  When installing new applications or replacing an application in a 
> template, is it then necessary to delete the VM's that is based on this 
> template to get the changes implemented in the AppVM's, or can they be 
> implemented in a smarter way ?

Not at all. As soon as you shutdown the TemplateVM the changes are on
disk. Then shutdown and restart the AppVM and you'll have the new
version.

You should probably read this carefully: 
https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/templates/#advanced

/Sven

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