How to make qvm-run available in debian templates?

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Hello,

I’m having a bit of trouble getting qvm-run available in debian TemplateVMs and AppVMs. Ideas, anyone?

Best wishes,
Yianni

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In a VM, you’re probably looking for qrexec-client-vm (to invoke a qrexec service) or maybe qvm-run-vm (a wrapper around qrexec-client-vm to invoke arbitrary commands via the qubes.VMShell qrexec service).

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Okay, thank you!

Is it possible that the docs on this are out of date? Link: How to use disposables | Qubes OS

Here’s the relevant text:

Starting an arbitrary program in a disposable from an app qube

Sometimes it can be useful to start an arbitrary program in a disposable. The disposable will stay running so long as the process which started the disposable has not exited. Some applications, such as GNOME Terminal, do not wait for the application to close before the process exits (details here). Starting an arbitrary program can be done from an app qube by running

[user@vault ~]$ qvm-run '@dispvm' xterm
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Yes! It should be:

[user@dom0 ~]$ qvm-run '@dispvm' xterm
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No, in that context it should be

[user@vault ~]$ qvm-run-vm '@dispvm' xterm
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