Problem: Multiple sys-net-style network applets in the system tray

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I modified my sys-usb and now every time I start the VM I get a second network applet in the system tray. How do I stop this behavior?

This is my structure:

  • fedora-38-minimal-service
    • fedora-38-minimal-service-dvm (DispVM Template)
      • sys-firewall (DispVM)
      • sys-net-lan (DispVM)
      • sys-usb (DispVM)
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This applet is there when a qube has the network-manager service enabled in the qube settings > Services tab.

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Thanks for your answer. I don’t have any services there. Could this be due to my disposable VM setup?

After some tinkering I figured out how to do it:

# Disable network-manger system tray applet via dom0 terminal
qvm-service sys-usb network-manager --disable

# Verifiy that network-manager is off for sys-usb
qvm-service sys-usb --list

You made my day! Thank you so much!

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This isnt right.
In 4.1 the Services tab does not show default settings for services.
The default setting is for the network-manager service to be enabled in
qubes with “provides network” enabled, and no netvm. Otherwise the
service is disabled.
In either case, nothing will show on the Services tab, as @wilsonb found.

@wilsonb - you didnt say in what way you "modified " sys-usb, (or what
version of Qubes you are running). From the way you resolved this, my
guess would be that you enabled “provides network”, with no netvm.

I never presume to speak for the Qubes team. When I comment in the Forum or in the mailing lists I speak for myself.
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