diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 82cf279..f51e920 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@ and will be introduced in the meantime. You've been warned.
 ## Table of Contents
 
 * [Description](#description)
-* [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)
 * [Installation](#installation)
+  * [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)
   * [DomU Installation](#domu-installation)
   * [Dom0 Installation](#dom0-installation)
 * [Update](#update)
   * [DomU Update](#domu-update)
-  * [Dom0 Update](#dom0-update)
+  * [Dom0 Update without extra packages](#dom0-update-without-extra-packages)
+  * [Dom0 Update with Git](#dom0-update-with-git)
 * [Usage](#usage)
 * [Contribute](#contribute)
 * [Donate](#donate)
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ You current setup needs to fulfill the following requisites:
 Before copying anything to Dom0, read [Qubes OS warning about consequences of
 this procedure](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/how-to-copy-from-dom0/#copying-to-dom0).
 
-1. Copy this repository `$file` from the DomU `$qube` to Dom0:
+1. Copy the repository `$file` from the DomU `$qube` to Dom0:
   ```sh
   qube="CHANGEME" # qube name where you downloaded the repository
   file="CHANGEME" # path to the repository in the qube
@@ -103,8 +104,8 @@ this procedure](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/how-to-copy-from-dom0/#copying-to-d
 ## Update
 
 To update, you can copy the repository again to dom0 as instructed in the
-[installation](#installation) instructions above or you can fetch it with Git,
-as will be demonstrated below.
+[installation](#installation) section above or you can use easier methods
+demonstrated below.
 
 ### DomU Update
 
@@ -113,7 +114,35 @@ Update the repository state in your trusted DomU:
 git -C ~/src/qusal fetch --recurse-submodules
 ```
 
-### Dom0 Update
+### Dom0 Update without extra packages
+
+This method is similar to the installation method, but shorter.
+
+1. Install the helpers scripts on Dom0 (only has to be run once):
+  ```sh
+  sudo qubesctl state.apply dom0.install-helpers
+  ```
+
+2. Copy the repository `$file` from the DomU `$qube` to Dom0:
+  ```sh
+  qube="CHANGEME" # qube name where you downloaded the repository
+  file="CHANGEME" # path to the repository in the qube
+  rm -rfi ~/QubesIncoming/"${qube}"/qusal
+  UPDATES_MAX_FILES=10000 qvm-copy-to-dom0 "${qube}" "${file}"
+  ```
+
+3. Verify the commit or tag signature and expect a good signature, be
+  surprised otherwise:
+  ```sh
+  git verify-commit HEAD
+  ```
+
+4. Copy the project to the Salt directories:
+  ```sh
+  ~/QubesIncoming/"${qube}"/qusal/scripts/setup.sh
+  ```
+
+### Dom0 Update with Git
 
 1. Install git on Dom0, allow the Qrexec protocol to work in submodules and
    clone the repository to `~/src/qusal` (only has to be run once):
diff --git a/salt/dom0/files/bin/qvm-copy-to-dom0 b/salt/dom0/files/bin/qvm-copy-to-dom0
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e8dc433
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/dom0/files/bin/qvm-copy-to-dom0
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Benjamin Grande M. S. <ben.grande.b@gmail.com>
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+## Copy a file from an DomU to Dom0. Script has to be run in Dom0
+set -eu
+
+usage(){
+  echo "usage: ${0##*/} <QUBE> <FILE> <FILE2...>
+note: disk quota is capped and can be controlled via environment variables:
+note:   UPDATES_MAX_BYTES (default: 4GiB)
+note:   UPDATES_MAX_FILES (default: 2048)" >&2
+  exit 1
+}
+
+test -n "${2-}" || usage
+qube="${1}"
+shift
+
+dir="${HOME}/QubesIncoming/${qube}"
+user="$(qvm-prefs --get -- "${qube}" default_user)"
+max_bytes="${UPDATES_MAX_BYTES:-4GiB}"
+max_files="${UPDATES_MAX_FILES:-2048}"
+qvm-run --pass-io --localcmd="
+  UPDATES_MAX_BYTES=\"${max_bytes}\" UPDATES_MAX_FILES=\"${max_files}\"
+  /usr/libexec/qubes/qfile-dom0-unpacker \"${user}\" \"${dir}\"" \
+  "${qube}" /usr/lib/qubes/qfile-agent "${@}"
diff --git a/salt/dom0/files/bin/qvm-file-manager b/salt/dom0/files/bin/qvm-file-manager
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..180ec8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/dom0/files/bin/qvm-file-manager
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+qvm-terminal
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/salt/dom0/files/bin/qvm-terminal b/salt/dom0/files/bin/qvm-terminal
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7c49352
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/dom0/files/bin/qvm-terminal
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Benjamin Grande M. S. <ben.grande.b@gmail.com>
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+set -eu
+
+me="${0##*/}"
+
+usage(){
+  printf '%s\n' "Usage: ${me} [QVM-RUN_OPTIONS] QUBE
+Examples:
+  ${me} --dispvm=DVM_TEMPLATE
+  ${me} -u root QUBE
+  ${me} QUBE" >&2
+  exit "${1-"1"}"
+}
+
+case "${me}" in
+  *-terminal) service=qubes-run-terminal ;;
+  *-file-manager) service=qubes-open-file-manager ;;
+  *) printf '%s\n' "Invalid script name: ${me}" exit 1 ;;
+esac
+
+
+case "${1-}" in
+  -h|--help)
+    usage 1
+    ;;
+  "")
+    ## Try to run on focused window, if Dom0 is focused, it will prompt you to
+    ## select a qube window.
+    id="$(xdotool getwindowfocus)"
+    qube="$(xprop -id "${id}" -notype _QUBES_VMNAME | awk -F '"' '{print $2}')"
+    if test -n "${qube}"; then
+      exec qvm-run --service -- "${qube}" "qubes.StartApp+${service}"
+    fi
+    echo "Select a qube window ..."
+    id="$(xdotool selectwindow)"
+    qube="$(xprop -id "${id}" -notype _QUBES_VMNAME | awk -F '"' '{print $2}')"
+    if test -n "${qube}"; then
+      qvm-run --service -- "${qube}" "qubes.StartApp+${service}"
+    fi
+    ;;
+  *)
+    qvm-run --service "${@}" -- "qubes.StartApp+${service}"
+    ;;
+esac
diff --git a/salt/dom0/helpers.sls b/salt/dom0/helpers.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4eccc83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/dom0/helpers.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{#
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Benjamin Grande M. S. <ben.grande.b@gmail.com>
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+#}
+
+{% if grains['nodename'] == 'dom0' -%}
+
+"{{ slsdotpath }}-terminal-helper":
+  file.managed:
+    - name: /usr/local/bin/qvm-termnal
+    - source: salt://{{ slsdotpath }}/files/bin/qvm-terminal
+    - mode: "0755"
+    - user: root
+    - group: root
+    - makedirs: True
+
+"{{ slsdotpath }}-file-manager-helper":
+  file.symlink:
+    - require:
+      - file: "{{ slsdotpath }}-terminal-helper"
+    - name: /usr/local/bin/qvm-file-manager
+    - target: /usr/local/bin/qvm-terminal
+    - user: root
+    - group: root
+    - force: True
+    - makedirs: True
+
+"{{ slsdotpath }}-copy-to-dom0-helper":
+  file.managed:
+    - name: /usr/local/bin/qvm-copy-to-dom0
+    - source: salt://{{ slsdotpath }}/files/bin/qvm-copy-to-dom0
+    - mode: "0755"
+    - user: root
+    - group: root
+    - makedirs: True
+
+{% endif -%}
diff --git a/salt/dom0/helpers.top b/salt/dom0/helpers.top
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6328b05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/dom0/helpers.top
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{#
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Benjamin Grande M. S. <ben.grande.b@gmail.com>
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+#}
+
+base:
+  'dom0':
+    - match: nodegroup
+    - dom0.helpers
diff --git a/salt/dom0/init.sls b/salt/dom0/init.sls
index cf738ba..cd6af52 100644
--- a/salt/dom0/init.sls
+++ b/salt/dom0/init.sls
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 {% if grains['nodename'] == 'dom0' -%}
 
 include:
-  - .install
-  - .port-forward
   - .backup
-  - .xorg
-  - .kde
   - .dotfiles
+  - .helpers
+  - .install
+  - .kde
+  - .port-forward
+  - .update-settings
+  - .xorg
 
 {% endif -%}
diff --git a/salt/dom0/install.sls b/salt/dom0/install.sls
index 17f948a..76ded3a 100644
--- a/salt/dom0/install.sls
+++ b/salt/dom0/install.sls
@@ -8,18 +8,6 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
 {% if grains['nodename'] == 'dom0' -%}
 
-{% load_yaml as defaults -%}
-name: {{ slsdotpath }}
-force: True
-features:
-- set:
-  - qubes-vm-update-if-stale: 4
-  - qubes-vm-update-max-concurrency: 4
-  - qubes-vm-update-restart-system: 1
-  - qubes-vm-update-restart-other: 0
-{%- endload %}
-{{ load(defaults) }}
-
 "{{ slsdotpath }}-updated":
   pkg.uptodate:
     - refresh: True
diff --git a/salt/dom0/update-settings.sls b/salt/dom0/update-settings.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..913ac65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/dom0/update-settings.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{#
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 - 2024 Benjamin Grande M. S. <ben.grande.b@gmail.com>
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+#}
+
+{% if grains['nodename'] == 'dom0' -%}
+
+{% load_yaml as defaults -%}
+name: {{ slsdotpath }}
+force: True
+features:
+- set:
+  - qubes-vm-update-if-stale: 4
+  - qubes-vm-update-max-concurrency: 4
+  - qubes-vm-update-restart-system: 1
+  - qubes-vm-update-restart-other: 0
+{%- endload %}
+{{ load(defaults) }}
+
+{% endif -%}
diff --git a/salt/dom0/update-settings.top b/salt/dom0/update-settings.top
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98fc75d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/dom0/update-settings.top
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{#
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Benjamin Grande M. S. <ben.grande.b@gmail.com>
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+#}
+
+base:
+  'dom0':
+    - match: nodegroup
+    - dom0.update-settings
diff --git a/salt/dotfiles b/salt/dotfiles
index 0a373e2..cc2e902 160000
--- a/salt/dotfiles
+++ b/salt/dotfiles
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 0a373e25707a1ce66b49c115e0dca051ec7f0d66
+Subproject commit cc2e902ac130bb8d3884b79ad93fcdaf4dbba12b