I start (and shut down) VMs often, so windows pop up left and right while snatching focus from my current window. Is there a way to make it so new VM-windows don’t automatically steal the limelight? If I remember correctly, someone said it’s possible to assign certain VMs to certain workspaces, so …

Many problems that people have in Qubes are actually not Qubes specific. This is one of those. You can find many guides online to disabling focus on new windows. The only Qubes specific part is that you have to do this in dom0. If you use Xfce, “Window Manager” → Focus Disable “Automatically gi…

Thank you. Since default Qubes relies heavily on Linux, it might be helpful if mods/team members created a thread detailing what is considered Qubes-specific and Linux-specific (maybe even pinned). Even as a long-time user, the line between the two seem blurry at times.

Basically, any code that the Qubes team writes is Qubes-specific, and any code written by a different entity is not. So, for example, most of Xen, the Linux kernel, Fedora, Debian, and Xfce were not written by the Qubes team. Rather, they were written by their respective teams, communities, and crea…

I think that would be unworkable tbh, exactly because the line is blurry. There are some things that are straightforward, and the Qubes element small: How do I install libreoffice? The Qubes part here is do it in the template There are some things that are all Qubes: How do I move files between…

[image] unman: In many cases I see people posting questions where the answer is either RTFM or STFW. Amen. [image] unman: Why is this? I think at least part of the answer is that there is a perception that Qubes is complicated, and difficult, and so users (even “Linux savvy IT_sec pro…

Basically, any code that the Qubes team writes is Qubes-specific, and any code written by a different entity is not. I’ve been using Qubes for more than five years and I am often befuddled about what came from the Qubes team vs. linux vs. xen. I don’t think it’s realistic to expect ordinary users…

For me just “It isn’t Qubes specific” is already of a great help. Because everything else has much more resources with helpful answers.

@gust I am a little bit at a loss when I read posts like yours. Let’s start with @fiftyfourthparallel ’s idea. I think @unman explained why it’s not possible to make a straight-forward general list. What I think is possible and you (or someone else) could volunteer to maintain is a FAQ style wiki-po…

I don’t understand what you’re saying. How is the answer RTFM if the answer is not only not written down in a “FM” somewhere, but according to you, it can’t be written down, even by someone (me) who said (in my post above) he thought it was a great idea and was planning to do it. (Or at least: “I do…

[image] gust: Does Qubes also intervene in how Windows activate w/r/t focus? A reasonable question; when a window steals focus there are security implications. I agree. [image] gust: Recently I was entering my master password into 1password, a web dispvm window popped up, and I typed a g…

OK, I’ll bite. As always, I speak for myself here, not for Qubes. Although @gust wont be back to this thread, I want to correct some serious untruths, that may mislead other users. gust says that they have been involved with Qubes for more than 5 years. I doubt that in that time they have ever …

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