Im on a new QubesOS 4.3 & for some reason i have discovered that the option to Move a file to another Qubes is Not an option as was on Qubes 4.2, I am currently using Thunar in a Vault-USB Qube VM if that helps, i have tried with jpeg, pdf, img etc but none of which offer the move to another Qubes Option and i cant figure out why & was wondering if its a Qubes Glitch or User Error?
Qubes Global Config Settings are set to;
Custom Policy
Origin Qubes = ALL QUBES will Always allow files to be copied to ALL QUBES
With the following exceptions;
= ALL QUBES will Never be allowed to copy files to @adminvm
I am 99% sure the issue is because im using Thunar as when i try with “Files” and “Open Files” the option is there?
But i need to use Thunar as i need all the extra feature options available on Thunar that the other files thing doesnt offer
from the command line, if apt list --installed | grep qubes does not list qubes-core-agent-thunar, then you installing the package in the template should fix this problem:
you’ll want the package to persist, so install it in the vault qube’s debian-13 template, with sudo (or without sudo if you are in the root terminal).
thunar will show the file location, in the cli you can cd to change the directory to that location, for example, cd /home/user/Downloads and then qvm-copy filename. this way removes the possiblity of human error. you can type ls to verify the file is present betore trying to copy it.
ok, just tried it and it works as when i type your command then that box pop up appears ready for me to select the destination Qube, whats this mean, can we fix it to do it on the right click on the mouse as normal do you think?
The popup is a standard feature of copying between vms in Qubes. The intent is to force a human decision before allowing such copies to be made, which enforces the Qubes security by compartmentalization model. I honestly don’t understand what you mean by “can we fix it to do it on the right click on the mouse as normal”. The only fix I know of to the lack of menu options in the OP was installing the qubes-core-agent-thunar package. I have no idea why that didn’t solve the original problem.
This is indeed the “fix” required for using qubes integration in thunar
in debian-13 template based qubes.
@betty - you will need to explain in some detail what has happened in
your template.
You say the required package is installed in the template. When you
close down the template and restart the vault qube, what does happen
when you right click on an item in thunar? Exactly what entries do you
see in the menu?
I never presume to speak for the Qubes team.
When I comment in the Forum I speak for myself.
I thought i made it clear in my 1st post herein, not sure if you read it so i C&P it below for your ease of read;
Im on a new QubesOS 4.3 & for some reason i have discovered that the option to Move a file to another Qubes is Not an option as was on Qubes 4.2, I am currently using Thunar in a Vault-USB Qube VM if that helps, i have tried with jpeg, pdf, img etc but none of which offer the move to another Qubes Option and i cant figure out why & was wondering if its a Qubes Glitch or User Error?
Qubes Global Config Settings are set to;
Custom Policy
Origin Qubes = ALL QUBES will Always allow files to be copied to ALL QUBES
With the following exceptions;
= ALL QUBES will Never be allowed to copy files to @adminvm
I am not sure how else to explain it other than as above stated, i can confirm that i have; qubes-core-agent-thunar already installed in the said template and is the newest version (4.3.40-1+deb13u1).
