Hi!
As it seems, there is a Thunderbird extension (Qubes attachments) allowing to open an attachment in a VM, but I'd like to have an extension that allows to open an URL in a VMs web browser easily, too.
Is there one already?
Regards,
adw
January 1, 2022, 8:54am
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I'm not aware of an actual Thunderbird extension for it, but you can set it up yourself by following the instructions here, for example:
Tips and Tricks
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This section provides user suggested tips that aim to increase Qubes OS usability, security or that allow users to discover new ways to use your computer that are unique to Qubes OS.
Opening links in your preferred AppVM
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To increase both security and usability you can set an AppVM so that it automatically opens any link in an different AppVM of your choice. You can do this for example in the email AppVM, in this way you avoid to make mistakes like opening links in it. To learn more you can check [security guidelines](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/security-guidelines/) and [security goals](https://www.qubes-os.org/security/goals/).
The command `qvm-open-in-vm` lets you open a document or a URL in another VM. It takes two parameters: vmname and filename.
For example, if you launch this command from your email AppVM:
`qvm-open-in-vm untrusted https://duckduckgo.com`
it will open duckduckgo.com in the `untrusted` AppVM (after you confirmed the request).
If you want this to happen automatically you can create a .desktop file that advertises itself as a handler for http/https links, and then set this as your default browser.
Open a text editor and copy and paste this into it:
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haaber
January 1, 2022, 2:50pm
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the text is slightly outdated by the fact that there is also the nice