- VM 'untrusted': not networked; used for opening multimedia files, and content that is thought to be OK. See [this comment](https://github.com/Qubes-Community/Contents/issues/21#issuecomment-385189481) for the rationale behind keeping this VM isolated from Internet.
- VM 'sys-usb': firewalled, only 1 IP allowed (playing music from a NAS to a USB soundcard).
- dispVM 'dispBrowser': doc / WIP; used for casual browsing. Using with a customized firefox profile with privacy extensions and a custom `user.js` file (adapted from [here](https://github.com/pyllyukko/user.js)).
- dispVMs: used for opening content downloaded from unknown/dodgy sources and browsing sites that won't work with the restricted firefox profile of 'dispBrowser'.
Open xterm instead of xfce4-terminal: in `/etc/xdg/xfce4/helpers.rc`, set
~~~
TerminalEmulator=xterm
~~~
Xresources for xterm are in `$HOME/.Xresources`
### Power management ###
See https://github.com/taradiddles/qubes-os/tree/master/powermgnt
(not clear how much it helps with battery usage - never had the time to do proper testing; shouldn't hurt though).
### Productivity tweaks ###
Define application shortcuts with Qubes Menu -> System Tools -> Keyboard -> Application Shortcuts; for instance:
- ctrl-alt C: open a calculator in VM untrusted (`qvm-run -q -a untrusted galculator`)
- ctrl-alt X: open a popup windows (script [here](https://github.com/taradiddles/qubes-os/blob/master/popup-appmenu-r4) for opening Xterm in a given VM.
- ctrl-alt F: ditto, but with firefox
- ctrl-alt K: open keepassxc in VM vault
VMs customization
-----------------
sys-net: start `nm-applet` with a .desktop file in `$HOME/.config/autostart`
TemplateVMs customization
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### fedora-minimal ###
Installed ITL's fedora-26-minimal rpm + installed the following rpms:
~~~
qubes-core-agent-passwordless-root
qubes-core-agent-networking
qubes-core-agent-network-manager
qubes-core-agent-dom0-updates
qubes-usb-proxy
network-manager-applet
polkit
less
pciutils
psmisc
NetworkManager-wifi
dejavu-sans-fonts
dejavu-sans-mono-fonts
tcpdump
telnet
wireless-tools
iwl7260-firmware
keepassxc pwgen
sharutils
rsync
qubes-gpg-split
qubes-core-agent-nautilus
bzip2
~~~
Fixes/tweaks:
-`/usr/lib/qubes-tweak`:
-`fix-xdg`: remove autostart stuff in `/etc/xdg/autostart`; this will prevent for instance nm-applet from starting in all VMs while it's only necessary in sys-net.
-`setxkbmap.desktop`: multiple keyboard layouts (see [this doc](https://github.com/Qubes-Community/Contents/blob/master/docs/localization/keyboard-multiple-layouts.md)).
-`solarized.vim2`, `vimrc.add.colors`: configure vim to use the [solarized](http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized) color scheme.
-`Xresources` and `xresources.desktop`: load Xresources at boot (can't simply use `/etc/X11/xresources` because `xinit` runs `xrdb -merge` without the preprocessor, which breaks the solarized color scheme definitions.
-`/etc/profile.d/interactive-commands.sh`: ask before rm/cp/mv'ing files
### fedora-medium ###
Cloned fedora-minimal and installed the following rpms:
