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[NantaNakamoto]

1. I launched Firefox and lost a lot of memory.
2. I installed extensions and themes and set up the browser but the next launch all the settings have been lost.

[ghost]

I assume that you started Firefox in the DisposableVM? It's supposed to "reset" after you have closed down firefox, i.e. it's a feature and not a bug.

But I think that we can do it more clear. I don't know if we already have an issue for that. Asking @andrewdavidwong.

[ghost]

I assume that you started Firefox in the DisposableVM? It's supposed to "reset" after you have closed down firefox, i.e. it's a feature and not a bug.

But I think that we can do it more clear. I don't know if we already have an issue for that. Asking @andrewdavidwong.

[unman]

@NantaNakamoto Lack of response makes it difficult to deal with this.
If it is a DisposableVM, the guide in the docs is good. Look particularly at the section on customisation. Also this has been covered in detail on the mailing lists. Look there.

If it's not a disposableVM, please explain what sort of qube you were using, and exactly what you did to launch firefox and set up the browser

[unman]

@NantaNakamoto Lack of response makes it difficult to deal with this.
If it is a DisposableVM, the guide in the docs is good. Look particularly at the section on customisation. Also this has been covered in detail on the mailing lists. Look there.

If it's not a disposableVM, please explain what sort of qube you were using, and exactly what you did to launch firefox and set up the browser

[andrewdavidwong]

1. I launched Firefox and lost a lot of memory.

What do you mean "lost"?

You're probably just seeing qmemman dynamically redistribute the total system memory across the currently running VMs (including dom0). This is normal, expected behavior.

2. I installed extensions and themes and set up the browser but the next launch all the settings have been lost.

You probably opened Firefox in a DispVM, as others mentioned.

But I think that we can do it more clear. I don't know if we already have an issue for that.

If you think that the DispVM docs need to be clarified, please submit a pull request (preferred) or file a separate issue for that.

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I'm closing this since it isn't actually a bug report, feature request, or anything else appropriate to qubes-issues. It's a set of questions more appropriate for qubes-users (or, ideally, answered by reading the docs and the users' FAQ).

[andrewdavidwong]

1. I launched Firefox and lost a lot of memory.

What do you mean "lost"?

You're probably just seeing qmemman dynamically redistribute the total system memory across the currently running VMs (including dom0). This is normal, expected behavior.

2. I installed extensions and themes and set up the browser but the next launch all the settings have been lost.

You probably opened Firefox in a DispVM, as others mentioned.

But I think that we can do it more clear. I don't know if we already have an issue for that.

If you think that the DispVM docs need to be clarified, please submit a pull request (preferred) or file a separate issue for that.

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I'm closing this since it isn't actually a bug report, feature request, or anything else appropriate to qubes-issues. It's a set of questions more appropriate for qubes-users (or, ideally, answered by reading the docs and the users' FAQ).