What makes the difference between if an application can and cannot be installed only in a AppVM ?
fredag den 13. november 2020 kl. 13.36.50 UTC+1 skrev Effie ML: > On 11/13/20 1:05 PM, 'M' via qubes-users wrote: > > Thank you for your advices. > > In case you would like to know, here is a description of the application > called "Maple": https://maplesoft.com/products/Maple/ and > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple > > Regarding the "Fedora-30 template", if it has ended it's life long time > ago, then why is it still the template version in Qubes R4.0.3 or is it > just the shown name of the template in the Qubes Applicatons menu ? > > Because Qubes ISOs are offline (the reason they are so big) and are > created manually. > > There is work on R4.0.4 which has Fedora 32, however it might be a few > days before it gets released > > > Do I understand you correctly "unman", that I can choose to either install > the application in a template or just in a AppVM, and if so how do I only > install it in a AppVM ? > > It depends on the application. We don't know it. > > I know if you are using Snap (and maybe appimage or flatpak) you can > install in an AppVM. > > tirsdag den 10. november 2020 kl. 01.49.01 UTC+1 skrev unman: > > Advising that you are leaking language, and therefore possibly country. > > On Mon, Nov 09, 2020 at 07:21:25PM +0000, 'awokd' via qubes-users wrote: >> > 'M' via qubes-users: >> > > I have received this file from a administrator at my workplace: >> > > "Maple2020.1LinuxX64Installer.run" which I have downloaded to my work >> > > domain. >> > > >> > > My question is then: How can I install Maple in a Fedora-30 template >> in >> > > Qubes OS R4.0. ... ? >> > > >> > Don't know Maple specifically, but if it's like most packages, you >> qvm-copy >> > it to the template, then install it there. Be aware it will then be >> > "installed" in all AppVMs based on that template. >> > >> >> If you're looking for specific advice on how to install it, the first >> thing to do is to check what *sort* of file it is. You can do this using >> the `file` command. >> But from the "run" suffix, I'm guessing it's an installer script. You >> would need to check that it is executable by running `ls -l`, or make it >> so using `chmod +x` >> >> I don't know Maple: you may or may not be able to install it in a >> template. If it is intended to be installed in the home directory, then >> you should run it in /etc/skel in the template and install it there. >> Then it will appear in the /home/user directory in qubes created from >> that template. >> Otherwise install it in the home directory in a qube. You can always >> clone that to other qubes. >> >> When you've determined the best approach, please document it here so >> other users can benefit from your experience. >> > -- > 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...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/8e371d4e-8825-4d06-b376-ed82000f4ca6n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/8e371d4e-8825-4d06-b376-ed82000f4ca6n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- 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/e47bbbb2-d1fe-4f96-ac44-06191fcc2484n%40googlegroups.com.
