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title: Config files
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---
Qubes-specific VM config files
------------------------------
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These files are placed in `/rw`, which survives a VM restart.
That way, they can be used to customize a single VM instead of all VMs based on the same template.
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The scripts here all run as root.
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- `/rw/config/rc.local` - script runs at VM startup.
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Good place to change some service settings, replace config files with its copy stored in `/rw/config`, etc.
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Example usage:
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~~~
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# Store bluetooth keys in /rw to keep them across VM restarts
rm -rf /var/lib/bluetooth
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ln -s /rw/config/var-lib-bluetooth /var/lib/bluetooth
~~~
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~~~
# Add entry to /etc/hosts
echo '127.0.0.1 example.com' >> /etc/hosts
~~~
- `/rw/config/qubes-ip-change-hook` - script runs in NetVM after every external IP change and on "hardware" link status change.
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- In ProxyVMs (or app qubes with `qubes-firewall` service enabled), scripts placed in the following directories will be executed in the listed order followed by `qubes-firewall-user-script` at start up.
Good place to write custom firewall rules.
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~~~
/etc/qubes/qubes-firewall.d
/rw/config/qubes-firewall.d
/rw/config/qubes-firewall-user-script
~~~
- `/rw/config/suspend-module-blacklist` - list of modules (one per line) to be unloaded before system goes to sleep.
The file is used only in a VM with PCI devices attached.
Intended for use with problematic device drivers.
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- In NetVMs/ProxyVMs, scripts placed in `/rw/config/network-hooks.d` will be ran when configuring Qubes interfaces. For each script, the `command`, `vif`, `vif_type` and `ip` is passed as arguments (see `/etc/xen/scripts/vif-route-qubes`). For example, consider a PV app qube `work` with IP `10.137.0.100` and `sys-firewall` as NetVM. Assuming it's Xen domain id is arbitrary `12` then, the following script located at `/rw/config/network-hooks.d/hook-100.sh` in `sys-firewall`:
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~~~
#!/bin/bash
command="$1"
vif="$2"
vif_type="$3"
ip="$4"
if [ "$ip" == '10.137.0.100' ]; then
case "$command" in
online)
ip route add 192.168.0.100 via 10.137.0.100
;;
offline)
ip route del 192.168.0.100
;;
esac
fi
~~~
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will be executed with arguments `online vif12.0 vif 10.137.0.100` when starting `work`. Please note that in case of an HVM, the script will be called twice - once with vif_type `vif`, then with vif_type `vif_ioemu` (and different interface names). As long as the ioemu interface exists, it should be preferred (up to the hook script). When the VM decides to use a PV interface (vif_type `vif`), the ioemu one will be unplugged.
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Note that scripts need to be executable (`chmod +x`) to be used.
Also, take a look at [bind-dirs](/doc/bind-dirs) for instructions on how to easily modify arbitrary system files in an app qube and have those changes persist.
GUI and audio configuration in dom0
-----------------------------------
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The GUI configuration file `/etc/qubes/guid.conf` in one of a few not managed by `qubes-prefs` or the Qubes Manager tool.
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Sample config (included in default installation):
~~~
# Sample configuration file for Qubes GUI daemon
# For syntax go https://www.hyperrealm.com/libconfig/libconfig_manual.html
global: {
# default values
#allow_fullscreen = false;
#override_redirect_protection = true;
#allow_utf8_titles = false;
#secure_copy_sequence = "Ctrl-Shift-c";
#secure_paste_sequence = "Ctrl-Shift-v";
#windows_count_limit = 500;
#audio_low_latency = true;
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#log_level = 1;
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#trayicon_mode = "border1";
#startup_timeout = 45;
};
# most of setting can be set per-VM basis
VM: {
work: {
allow_utf8_titles = true;
};
video-vm: {
allow_fullscreen = true;
};
};
~~~
Currently supported settings:
- `allow_fullscreen` - allow VM to request its windows to go fullscreen (without any colorful frame).
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**Note:** Regardless of this setting, you can always put a window into fullscreen mode in Xfce4 using the trusted window manager by right-clicking on a window's title bar and selecting "Fullscreen".
This functionality should still be considered safe, since a VM window still can't voluntarily enter fullscreen mode.
The user must select this option from the trusted window manager in dom0.
To exit fullscreen mode from here, press `alt` + `space` to bring up the title bar menu again, then select "Leave Fullscreen".
- `allow_utf8_titles` - allow the use of UTF-8 in window titles; otherwise, non-ASCII characters are replaced by an underscore.
- `secure_copy_sequence` and `secure_paste_sequence` - key sequences used to trigger secure copy and paste.
- `audio_low_latency` - force low-latency audio mode (about 40ms compared to 200-500ms by default).
Note that this will cause much higher CPU usage in dom0. It's enabled by
default, disabling it may save CPU in dom0.
- `trayicon_mode` - defines the trayicon coloring mode. Options are
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- `bg` - color full icon background to the VM color
- `border1` - add 1px border at the icon edges
- `border2` - add 1px border 1px from the icon edges
- `tint` - tinttint icon to the VM color, can be used with additional
modifiers (you can enable multiple of them)
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- `tint+border1,tint+border2` - same as tint, but also add a border
- `tint+saturation50` - same as tint, but reduce icon saturation by 50%
- `tint+whitehack` - same as tint, but change white pixels (0xffffff) to
almost-white (0xfefefe)
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- `log level` - defines the log options logs can take. It can
have a value of 0 (only errors), 1 (some basic messages), and 2 (debug).
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- `startup_timeout` - The timeout for startup.