Git-Mirrors/qubes-doc
1
0
Fork 0
mirror of https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-doc.git synced 2024-12-28 16:59:40 -05:00
Code Issues Packages Projects Releases Wiki Activity

Update usb.md

Browse Source 
QubesOS/qubes-issues#3866 refers
This commit is contained in:
unman 2018-08-29 14:11:49 +00:00 committed by GitHub
parent 2228ad07e9
commit 97e5235e38
No known key found for this signature in database
GPG Key ID: 4AEE18F83AFDEB23
1 changed files with 8 additions and 4 deletions
Show Stats Download Patch File Download Diff File Expand all files Collapse all files

12
common-tasks/usb.md
View File

@ -208,10 +208,14 @@ If possible, use a method specific for particular device type (for example, bloc
### Installation of qubes-usb-proxy ###
[installation]: #installation-of-qubes-usb-proxy
To use this feature, you need to install [`qubes-usb-proxy`][qubes-usb-proxy] package in the templates used for the USB qube and qubes you want to connect USB devices to.
Note you cannot pass through devices from dom0 (in other words: USB VM is required).
`qubes-usb-proxy` should be installed by default in the template VM.
However, if you receive this error: `ERROR: qubes-usb-proxy not installed in the VM`, you can install the `qubes-usb-proxy` with the package manager in the VM you want to attach the USB device to.
Note, you cannot pass through devices from dom0 (in other words: a USB VM is required).
To use this feature, you need to have the [`qubes-usb-proxy`][qubes-usb-proxy] package installed in the template used for the USB qube and in the qube to which you want to connect USB devices. ( If the qube is TemplateBased then it should be installed in the relevant template as usual. )
If you do not have the package installed you will see this error: `ERROR: qubes-usb-proxy not installed in the VM`.
`qubes-usb-proxy` should be installed by default in the standard Fedora and Debian templates.
You install the `qubes-usb-proxy` package using the package manager as usual.
- Fedora: `sudo dnf install qubes-usb-proxy`
- Debian/Ubuntu: `sudo apt-get install qubes-usb-proxy`