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Fixed some run-on sentences & minor improvements

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Minor fixes in grammar, added sudo to some commands for users who may not find it immediately evident they need to use it.
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@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ Using and Managing USB Devices
Creating and Using a USB qube
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**Warning:** This has the potential to prevent you from connecting a keyboard to Qubes via USB. There are problems with doing this with a encrypted install (LUKS). If you find yourself in this situation, see this [issue][2270-comm23].
**Warning:** This has the potential to prevent you from connecting a keyboard to Qubes via USB. There are problems with doing this in an encrypted install (LUKS). If you find yourself in this situation, see this [issue][2270-comm23].
The connection of an untrusted USB device to dom0 is a security risk since dom0,
like almost every OS, reads partition tables automatically and since the whole
Connecting an untrusted USB device to dom0 is a security risk since dom0,
like almost every OS, reads partition tables automatically. The whole
USB stack is put to work to parse the data presented by the USB device in order
to determine if it is a USB mass storage device, to read its configuration, etc.
This happens even if the drive is then assigned and mounted in another qube.
@ -46,18 +46,18 @@ steps as root in dom0:
1. Enable `sys-usb`:
qubesctl top.enable qvm.sys-usb
sudo qubesctl top.enable qvm.sys-usb
2. Apply the configuration:
qubesctl state.highstate
sudo qubesctl state.highstate
Alternatively, you can create a USB qube manually as follows:
1. Read the [Assigning Devices] page to learn how to list and identify your
USB controllers. Carefully check whether you have a USB controller that
would be appropriate to assign to a USB qube. Note that it should be free
of input devices, programmable devices, and any other devices that must be
would be appropriate to assign to a USB qube. Note that it should be have no
input devices, programmable devices, and any other devices that must be
directly available to dom0. If you find a free controller, note its name
and proceed to step 2.
2. Create a new qube. Give it an appropriate name and color label