On Tue, Dec 15, 2020 at 10:55:50AM +0100, Rainer Neumann wrote: > Dear Qubes community, > > I am looking for a safe and easy way to manage my documents, downloaded from > the internet and saved on an external hard drive, with Qubes. > > A) Files in my file management qube (based on a template without any > programm, that could open a file) should be openable in a certain AppVM or in > the same dispVM. It takes a too long time to open every file in an extra > dispVM. > > B) It would be very useful, if the file in the file management qube opens > only by a double click in a certain qube for file view. > > Does anybody have a solution? > > Many thanks, > Rainer Neumann >
Create a named disposableVM Then use `qvm-open-in-vm` to open files in the new named qube. Test this at the command line in your file management qube first. You will also have to set policy in /etc/qubes-rpc/policy/qubes.OpeninVM in dom0 Then set this ( qvm-open-in-vm <qube> ) as the default file handling application - the right place to do this will depend on your DE - perhaps ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.lst If you want the disposableVM to close down when there are no open windows, install the shutdown-idle service, and enable it in that qube. Adjust the timer to whatever suits you: by default I think it is 5 minutes without an open window. Having this work by double click will (probably) vary depending on what file manager you are using. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/20201215112119.GC27878%40thirdeyesecurity.org.
