Copy/Move to VM integration

[Qubes]

Hi

I have been using the Krusader file manager for many years, starting to
use it on Qubes from 4.0 with Debian and later with Fedora templates.

Recently, after upgrading to 4.2.4, i installed Krusader in the Fedora
41 xfce template, following the same procedures as i have done in the
past on my templates (meaning the same base packages are installed like
always), but the right click menu in Krusader no longer gives me the
option to "Copy to VM" and "Move to VM".

As far as i know the `qubes-core-agent-thunar/nautilus` package is
responsible for this functionality, but i have both installed.

Maybe it is a different `qubes-core-agent-?` package that is required?

[unman]

On Sun, Mar 23, 2025 at 05:45:00PM +0000, Qubes wrote:
> Recently, after upgrading to 4.2.4, i installed Krusader in the Fedora 41
> xfce template, following the same procedures as i have done in the past on
> my templates (meaning the same base packages are installed like always), but
> the right click menu in Krusader no longer gives me the option to "Copy to
> VM" and "Move to VM".

[/quote]
What was that "same procedure"?

> As far as i know the `qubes-core-agent-thunar/nautilus` package is
> responsible for this functionality, but i have both installed.

[/quote]
I do not think that *either* provides that function.

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[haaber]

Hi,

>> Recently, after upgrading to 4.2.4, i installed Krusader in the Fedora 41
>> xfce template, following the same procedures as i have done in the past on
>> my templates (meaning the same base packages are installed like always), but
>> the right click menu in Krusader no longer gives me the option to "Copy to
>> VM" and "Move to VM".

no clue what Krusader ist, but in many VM's I regerate

./.local/share/applications/copy-to-vm.desktop

file with the following content:

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Copy-to-VM
Exec=qvm-copy  %u
Terminal=false
X-MultipleArgs=false
Type=Application

and then you can use "open with", "select app" click it and from that
day on, you'll have a qvm-copy back.

best, Bernhard

[Qubes]

'unman' via qubes-users wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 23, 2025 at 05:45:00PM +0000, Qubes wrote:
>> Recently, after upgrading to 4.2.4, i installed Krusader in the Fedora 41
>> xfce template, following the same procedures as i have done in the past on
>> my templates (meaning the same base packages are installed like always), but
>> the right click menu in Krusader no longer gives me the option to "Copy to
>> VM" and "Move to VM".
> [/quote]
> What was that "same procedure"?

By that i mean i follow the same install procedure for my templates as i
have before, so i am installing the exact same packages as i always
have. Here i am mostly focusing on the qubes specific packages, which is
what provides the integration for `copy-to-vm` for example.

>> As far as i know the `qubes-core-agent-thunar/nautilus` package is
>> responsible for this functionality, but i have both installed.
> [/quote]
> I do not think that *either* provides that function.

From the [qubes
documentation](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/templates/minimal/),
"qubes-core-agent-nautilus: This package provides integration with the
Nautilus file manager (without it, items like “copy to VM/open in
disposable” will not be shown in Nautilus)."
>

[unman]

On Tue, Mar 25, 2025 at 11:00:00PM +0000, Qubes wrote:
> > What was that "same procedure"?
> By that i mean i follow the same install procedure for my templates as i
> have before, so i am installing the exact same packages as i always have.
> Here i am mostly focusing on the qubes specific packages, which is what
> provides the integration for `copy-to-vm` for example.

I am afraid that tells me nothing.
How do I know what twisted mechanism you might be using (and have always
used) to install templates and configure them?
How is your template configured?
What command are you using to install Krusader?