KDE Connect

[m.ajar]

Hi,

I use Qubes at least a few times a month and I can see myself using it as a daily driver if I knew how to install KDE Connect. I’ve seen a post on here, but I’m using Qubes on an old Dell Optiplex desktop PC and don’t know how to pass ethernet through to an AppVM? Or whatever network/firewall config that’s required to install KDE Connect.

Any help would be appreciated!

[monscodex]

@m.ajar

whatever network/firewall config that’s required to install KDE Connect.

Any help would be appreciated

Hi! Are you having trouble with installing software on QubesOS Templates, or installing KDE Connect specifically?

Could you provide a reference for the guide that you are mentioning?

[m.ajar]

Hi, I’m having issues with configurating KDE Connect to run on Qubes. I can install it on a template and deploy it to an AppVM, but I can’t get it to detect my phone.

This is a post I tried to follow:

How to configure firewall in QubesOS to run KDE Connect?

Hi, I started running KDE Connect in HVMs (WIN11 and DEBIAN11) on QubesOS R4.1 - and it is awesome because I can transfer files very easily between all my devices (iphone, pixel, mac, and those HVMs). I do not get my firewall settings running in a way to connect KDE Connect properly through my firewallVM and netVM - I need port forwarding from netvm to HVM on ports 1714:1764 udp/tcp - and that is a lot of tweaking. So I attached a WIFI usb to my HVMs and opened up a hotspot (very simple). Then …