qvm-run: allow to run command in a DispVM

[marmarek]

Reported by joanna on 18 Aug 2011 23:01 UTC
So, if I want to start e.g. a fresh copy of Firefox in a DispVM, I could just do:

qvm-run -a --dispvm firefox

and it will take care of creating the DispVM and starting Firefox there.

This should be trivial to implement, yet very useful.

Migrated-From: https://wiki.qubes-os.org/ticket/338

[marmarek]

Comment by rafal on 29 Aug 2011 15:38 UTC
Implemented, but on AppVM side. There is a qvm-run command in AppVM now, capable of running commands on other VMs.
So you can execute (in vm)
qvm-run other-vm firefox # requires confirmation
qvm-run --dispvm ooffice # instant
http://git.qubes-os.org/?p=rafal/core.git;a=commit;h=8e7dc52a1f3a5cf20b58c17e0a2f532bd659fbe0
prebeta2 branch.

[marmarek]

Comment by rafal on 29 Aug 2011 15:38 UTC
Implemented, but on AppVM side. There is a qvm-run command in AppVM now, capable of running commands on other VMs.
So you can execute (in vm)
qvm-run other-vm firefox # requires confirmation
qvm-run --dispvm ooffice # instant
http://git.qubes-os.org/?p=rafal/core.git;a=commit;h=8e7dc52a1f3a5cf20b58c17e0a2f532bd659fbe0
prebeta2 branch.