On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 07:59:48AM -0700, Emma Borhanian wrote: > Multiple other problems: > * do not run qvm-appmenus or qvm-sync-appmenus as root, this will create > entries in other XDG_DATA_DIRS/XDG_DATA_HOME that cannot be deleted through > the UI, which you have to delete manually > * sometimes the list of available applications just keeps disappearing? I'm > not sure what's doing this. qvm-sync-appmenus fixes it but I keep having to > run it over and over. > * entries in dmenu keep randomly all disappearing, being replaced by only > Qube Settings. the whitelist files look fine, but they get deleted from the > qubes-appmenus/applications directory > * when I run many qvm-appmenus in parallel in my dom0 salt config, the > stderr for some is getting output from other qvm-appmenus runs!? > > Maybe there's some sort of race condition in qvm-appmenus? > > Also a significant portion of the time, trying to launch an application from > dmenu causes it to never start. > > Also I'm getting System tray icons disappearing constantly, especially wifi: > https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/2242 > > I'm starting to regret thinking I could configure my system entirely > idempotently with salt. > > On 6/17/20 10:56 PM, Emma Borhanian wrote: > > Nevermind, my problem was trying to run `qvm-appmenus` from sudo. > > > > Still unfortunate there's no --get-default-whitelist though. > > > > On 6/15/20 6:48 PM, Emma Borhanian wrote: > > > Hi, I'm trying to programmatically configure the appmenus for a > > > dispvm template. > > > > > > `qvm-appmenus --get-whitelist / --set-whitelist / > > > --set-default-whitelist` seems out-of-sync with what I configure in > > > Qube Manager, and neither --set-whitelist or --set-default-whitelist > > > work for dispvm templates. I'm also confused why there's no > > > `--get-default-whitelist`. > > > > > > I considered just manually copying over the .desktop files, but the > > > `apps.templates` directory is empty and doesn't populate when I run > > > `qvm-sync-appmenus`. Are they put somewhere else? > > > > Hi Emma
The convention here is not to top-post. Please scroll to the bottom of the message before you start typing. Or reply inline. (Even for your own messages.) It only takes you seconds, makes it much easier to follow threads, and cumulatively saves your fellow users hours. In general, it's a dreadful idea to run *any* qubes tools as root, because (as you've discovered) permissions. I cant help with dmenu. What WM are you using? What do you think `--get-default-whitelist` would do? Restore the application list to default settings? I dont believe that information is stored anywhere. Do you still see a discrepancy between the qvm-appmenus output and what you have configured in Qube Manager? On the salt front, it would be helpful if you could post a snippet of your state file, so we can see exactly is going on. unman -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/20200619131507.GA12249%40thirdeyesecurity.org.
