Qubes Sensible Terminal

README.md

Qubes Sensible Terminal

This is qubes-i3-sensible-terminal but support for any DE.

Known to work in XFCE.

Setup:

• Copy the script below to DOM0 and make it executable

  In a networked VM:

  curl -o /home/user/sensible-terminal.sh TODO

  In DOM0:

  qvm-run --pass-io your-vm "cat /home/user/sensible-terminal.sh" > /home/user/sensible-terminal.sh
  chmod +x /home/user/sensible-terminal.sh

  Make sure to review the script and make sure it's safe.

  cat /home/user/sensible-terminal.sh

• Add a keybind to run this script when a key is pressed

  Qubes by default comes with XFCE which you can configure keyboard shortcuts on.

  In DOM0:

  xfce4-keyboard-settings

  Go to "Application Shortcuts", click on "Add"

  Command: sensible-terminal.sh

  Press "Ok", then press the key you want to bind it to, eg CTRL + ALT + T

Usage:

You should now be able to press your keybind that you set, then a terminal will open in either in a VM or DOM0 depending on the window you have focused.

sensible-terminal.sh

#!/bin/bash

run_terminal='
for t in "$TERMINAL" xfce4-terminal gnome-terminal konsole roxterm termite lxterminal mate-terminal terminology x-terminal-emulator urxvt rxvt termit terminator Eterm aterm st xterm; do
    command -v "$t" > /dev/null 2>&1 && exec "$t";
done
'

get_id() {
    local id=$(xprop -root _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW)
    local id=${id#*window id # }
    echo ${id%%, *} # extract id
}

get_vm() {
    local id=$(get_id)
    local abc=$(xprop -id $id)
    local vm=$(xprop -id $id | grep '_QUBES_VMNAME(STRING)')
    local vm=${vm#*\"} # extract vmname
    echo ${vm%\"*} # extract vmname
}

main() {
    local vm=$(get_vm)
    #notify-send "vm: $vm"
    if [[ -n "$vm" ]]; then
        if command -v qrexec-client >/dev/null; then
            qrexec-client -e -d "$vm" DEFAULT:"bash -c '$run_terminal'"
        else
            qvm-run "$vm" qvm-run "$vm" "bash -c '$run_terminal'"
        fi
    else # run terminal in dom0
        exec bash -c "$run_terminal"
    fi

}

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