qusal/salt/sys-gui-gpu/README.md
Ben Grande f933523e10
feat: bump Fedora version
- Update to Fedora 41;
- Change default Fedora template to Xfce variant;
- Enforce Fedora based formulas to depend on a chain that always has the
  correct management disposable set. For 'qubes-builder,' it requires
  'mgmt', which requires 'fedora-minimal', which requires 'fedora-xfce';
- Cleanup salt patch necessary on version 39 and 40.
- Update base templates when stale before being cloned to derivative
  templates.
- Remove non-essential bootstrap formulas from requirements. Dom0 was
  never required, but very recommended, templates were required because
  it was best to update them on their formula before generating outdated
  clones of it.

Fix: https://github.com/ben-grande/qusal/issues/108
Fix: https://github.com/ben-grande/qusal/issues/57
2025-04-14 15:25:57 +02:00

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# sys-gui-gpu
GPU GUI domain in Qubes OS.
## Table of Contents
* [Description](#description)
* [Installation](#installation)
* [Uninstallation](#uninstallation)
* [Usage](#usage)
## Description
Setup a GPU GUI domain named "sys-gui-gpu". The GPU is attached to the qube
and all graphics computation are handled by this qube. Requires a dedicated
graphics card (external GPU) and PCI passthrough support.
## Installation
WARNING: [unfinished formula](../../docs/TROUBLESHOOT.md#no-support-for-unfinished-formulas).
* Top:
```sh
sudo qubesctl top.enable qvm.sys-gui-gpu pillar=True
sudo qubesctl top.enable mgmt sys-gui-gpu
sudo qubesctl --targets=tpl-mgmt state.apply
sudo qubesctl state.apply sys-gui.prefs-mgmt
sudo qubesctl --targets=tpl-sys-gui,sys-gui-gpu state.apply
sudo qubesctl top.disable mgmt sys-gui-gpu
sudo qubesctl state.apply sys-gui-gpu.prefs
```
* State:
<!-- pkg:begin:post-install -->
```sh
sudo qubesctl top.enable qvm.sys-gui-gpu pillar=True
sudo qubesctl state.apply sys-gui-gpu.create
sudo qubesctl --skip-dom0 --targets=tpl-mgmt state.apply mgmt.install
sudo qubesctl state.apply sys-gui.prefs-mgmt
sudo qubesctl --skip-dom0 --targets=tpl-sys-gui state.apply sys-gui-gpu.install
sudo qubesctl --skip-dom0 --targets=sys-gui-gpu state.apply sys-gui-gpu.configure
sudo qubesctl state.apply sys-gui-gpu.prefs
```
<!-- pkg:end:post-install -->
The formula assumes Intel graphics card, if you have a card from another
vendor, please use
[qvm-pci](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/how-to-use-pci-devices/#qvm-pci-usage)
to persistently attach the GPU with the permissive option to `sys-gui-gpu`.
Shutdown all your running qubes as the global property `default_guivm` has
changed to `sys-gui-gpu`.
## Uninstallation
Reboot you computer and prevent Qubes OS autostart of any qube, be it
`sys-gui-gpu` or the qubes connected to it to reach dom0. For that, you need to
boot Qubes OS with
[qubes.skip_autostart GRUB parameter](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/autostart-troubleshooting/).
Only after you have done these steps manually, you can continue the
uninstallation procedure.
Set Global preference `default_guivm` to `dom0` and disable `autostart` of
`sys-gui-gpu`:
```sh
sudo qubesctl state.apply sys-gui-gpu.cancel
```
## Usage
Qubes that have their `guivm` preference set to `sys-gui-gpu`, will use it as
the GUI domain.
The process to enter `sys-gui-gpu` can be a simple logout, but on most
platforms, a reboot is required and recommended to prevent data loss.
The login credentials are the same used in `dom0`, the first user in the
`qubes` group and the corresponding password.