USB pass threw to printer

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I just read;

For context I am creating a template for printing scanning etc.

USB qubes | Qubes OS.
How to use USB devices | Qubes OS
How to use devices | Qubes OS

So if I understand it right. I have two choices. Well three.

I can just dump all the USB controllers over to the always connected part, of devices in the qube manager settings. Or, I can use the command qvm-device ??? --persistent in the template and make the printers persistent.

Whats the efficacy of each and am I even barking up the right tree?

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If you attach device to the qube persistently using:

qvm-usb attach --persistent ...

Then you won’t be able to start your qube if the device is not connected.

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So I don’t want to do this on the template then. Can I do it to a template? I am assuming no. This is something I do in dom0 to the cube right?

An at this stage I have no problem with the way this works. I see the security concern. So it makes sense. Qudoes to the qubes team for good design. I do have some more questions but it is more about the why of the design.

Is that more appropriate for General discussion?

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You can attach the device to your template persistently as well, but it’ll only be attached to the template qube itself e.g. debian-12-xfce qube, not to the qubes based on this template, e.g. work app qube based on debian-12-xfce template qube.

Yes.

I think so.

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thank you. You answered me perfectly. I appreciate your help.