Which VM should I use to download apps

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I dont wanna get my apps deleted everytime,which VM should I use

AppVM
TemplateVM
StandaloneVM
DisposableVM

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Apps are being deleted everytime you restart the qube since AppVM has a volatile root, which resets to templateVM’s root every time you restart the qube. You can find this topic helpful. If you want to install software and to not get it deleted after restart, you can use snap or just install it in the templateVM and it will be available in AppVMs made with that templateVM after restarting the qube.

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if by download you mean apt install or dnf install, then you do that in templateVMs, however you are not supposed to RUN apps in templateVMs (with the exception of configuring them maybe). TemplateVMs by default have no network VM but only access to apt uprades via the qubes updates proxy.

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