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## Starting an arbitrary program in a DisposableVM from an AppVM ##
Sometimes it can be useful to start an arbitrary program in a DisposableVM.
This can be done from an AppVM by running
The DisposableVM will stay running so long as the process which started the DisposableVM has not exited.
Some applications, such as GNOME Terminal, do not wait for the application to close before the process exits (details [here](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/2581#issuecomment-272664009)).
Starting an arbitrary program can be done from an AppVM by running
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[user@vault ~]$ qvm-run '@dispvm' xterm
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## Starting an arbitrary application in a DisposableVM via command line from dom0 ##
The Application Launcher has shortcuts for opening a terminal and a web browser in dedicated DisposableVMs, since these are very common tasks.
However, it is possible to start an arbitrary application in a DisposableVM directly from dom0 by running:
The DisposableVM will stay running so long as the process which started the DisposableVM has not exited.
Some applications, such as GNOME Terminal, do not wait for the application to close before the process exits (details [here](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/2581#issuecomment-272664009)).
It is possible to start an arbitrary application in a DisposableVM directly from dom0 by running:
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$ qvm-run --dispvm=dvm-template --service qubes.StartApp+xterm