Template like it's OS

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You can run a VNC server in your qube and connect to it to get the gnome desktop:

Automatic startup of Gnome environement

I think this is not the best approach. It produces a standalone and it removes one of the things that Qubes has worked hard to provide - the functionality between qubes. Do this instead - In the template you want to use, install tigervnc-standalone-server and tigervnc-viewer. Create a script at /etc/skel/gnome.sh with this content: #!/bin/sh tigervncserver -localhost -xstartup /usr/bin/gnome-session -geometry 1024x768 -SecurityTypes None -useold :1 && xtigervncviewer 127.0.0.1:5901 & Ma…