diff --git a/user/managing-os/templates.md b/user/managing-os/templates.md index 89e6d9ed..80940d56 100644 --- a/user/managing-os/templates.md +++ b/user/managing-os/templates.md @@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ If the Applications Menu entry doesn't go away after you uninstall a TemplateVM, $ rm ~/.local/share/applications/ +Applications Menu entries for backups of removed VMs can also be found in `/usr/local/share/applications/` of dom0. + + $ rm /usr/local/share/applications/ ## Reinstalling @@ -138,11 +141,11 @@ When you install a new template or upgrade a clone of a template, it is recommen [user@dom0 ~]$ qubes-prefs default-dispvm new-template-dvm 4. Updating the template for sys-usb if peripheral devices are dependent upon the VM - + If you are running Qubes on a desktop or other device where the peripheral devices such as keyboard / mouse / trackpad are dependent upon the sys-usb appVM then updating the template is a challenge. In this situation, you can use the following commands in a dom0 terminal window to update the templateVM. - - $ qvm-shutdown --wait sys-usb; qvm-prefs sys-usb template fedora-31; qvm-start sys-usb - + + $ qvm-shutdown --wait sys-usb; qvm-prefs sys-usb template fedora-31; qvm-start sys-usb + Be careful to run this set of commands as shown above (3 commands in a single line) because if the sys-usb VM does not start back up you may be locked out of your machine. @@ -165,8 +168,8 @@ No changes in any other directories in TemplateBasedVMs persist in this manner. |TemplateBasedVM (3) | `/etc/skel` to `/home`, `/usr/local.orig` to `/usr/local` | `/rw` (includes `/home`, `/usr/local` and `bind-dirs`) |DisposableVM | `/rw` (includes `/home`, `/usr/local` and `bind-dirs`) | Nothing -(1) Upon creation -(2) Following shutdown +(1) Upon creation +(2) Following shutdown (3) Including any [DisposableVM Templates]