desktop: update apps & vm notes

Author: SqrtMinusOne

.config/metapac/config.toml

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-hostname_enabled_backends_enabled = false
 enabled_backends = ["arch"]
 hostname_groups_enabled = true
 

.config/metapac/groups/desktop.toml

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 arch = [
+"blueman",
 "vnstat",
 "activitywatch-bin",
 "xdg-desktop-portal",

.config/metapac/groups/dev.toml

@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ arch = [
 "nodejs",
 "git-filter-repo",
 "libvirt",
+"dnsmasq",
+"qemu-full",
 "virt-manager",
 "postgresql",
 "docker-compose",

.config/metapac/groups/office.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 arch = [
 "drawio-desktop",
-"openshot",
 "zotero-bin",
 "digikam",
 "rocketchat-desktop",

.config/metapac/groups/system.toml

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 arch = [
+"opensnitch",
 "xf86-video-ati",
 "xf86-video-amdgpu",
 "vulkan-radeon",

Arch.org

@@ -142,6 +142,11 @@ And reboot. After the reboot, =NetworkManager= should run using =wpa_supplicant=
 
 Don't forget to sync mail and enable the sync timer.
 
+#+begin_src bash
+sudo usermod -a -G libvirt pavel
+sudo usermod -a -G kvm pavel
+#+end_src
+
 Install [[https://github.com/retorquere/zotero-better-bibtex][zotero-better-bibtex]] manually.
 
 * Metapac configuration
@@ -190,7 +195,6 @@ And the code to format it as TOML:
 
 Which is used in the config:
 #+begin_src toml :tangle .config/metapac/config.toml :noweb yes
-hostname_enabled_backends_enabled = false
 enabled_backends = ["arch"]
 hostname_groups_enabled = true
 
@@ -208,7 +212,7 @@ Some necessary Arch packages:
 | amneziavpn-bin      |
 | base                |
 | base-devel          |
-| decman              |
+| debtap              |
 | grub                |
 | iwd                 |
 | lightdm             |
@@ -247,6 +251,12 @@ Various drivers, I'm not sure which I actually need, so...
 | xf86-video-amdgpu  |
 | xf86-video-ati     |
 
+Also [[https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch][opensnitch]], a firewall.
+
+| Arch dependency |
+|-----------------|
+| opensnitch      |
+
 NVIDIA drivers & AI stuff for violet
 | Category | Arch dependency          |
 |----------+--------------------------|
@@ -281,3 +291,36 @@ Printer packages.
 #+begin_src scheme :tangle .config/metapac/groups/system.toml :noweb yes
 <<packages()>>
 #+end_src
+
+* On VMs
+** Linux
+Install spice-vdagent and reboot to enable clipboard sharing.
+
+Check View > Scale Display > Auto resize VM with window. Then, running
+#+begin_src bash
+xrandr --output Virtual-1 --auto
+#+end_src
+Will resize the display to the VM window. [[https://superuser.com/questions/1183834/no-auto-resize-with-spice-and-virt-manager][This question]] has some info on how to automate that, I'm fine with executing the command manually.
+
+To add a shared folder, do:
+- Memory > Enable shared memory
+- Add hardware > Filesystem with virtiofs, e.g.
+
+#+begin_src xml
+<filesystem type="mount">
+  <source dir="/home/pavel/00-Scratch"/>
+  <target dir="shared"/>
+  <driver type="virtiofs"/>
+</filesystem>
+#+end_src
+
+Then, in order to mount:
+#+begin_src bash
+mkdir ~/00-Scratch/
+sudo mount -t virtiofs shared /home/pavel/00-Scratch/
+#+end_src
+
+To make in permanent, add the following to =/etc/fstab=
+#+begin_src
+shared /home/pavel/00-Scratch virtiofs defaults 0 0
+#+end_src

Desktop.org

@@ -4324,21 +4324,21 @@ This section generates manifests for various desktop software that I'm using.
 | browsers | firefox                |
 | browsers | firefox-tridactyl      |
 ** Office & Multimedia
-| Category | Arch dependency    |
-|----------+--------------------|
-| office   | libreoffice-fresh  |
-| office   | gimp               |
-| office   | krita              |
-| office   | ffmpeg             |
-| office   | kdenlive           |
-| office   | inkscape           |
-| office   | okular             |
-| office   | obs-studio         |
-| office   | rocketchat-desktop |
-| office   | digikam            |
-| office   | zotero-bin         |
-| office   | openshot           |
-| office   | drawio-desktop     |
+| Category | Arch dependency    | Disabled |
+|----------+--------------------+----------|
+| office   | libreoffice-fresh  |          |
+| office   | gimp               |          |
+| office   | krita              |          |
+| office   | ffmpeg             |          |
+| office   | kdenlive           |          |
+| office   | inkscape           |          |
+| office   | okular             |          |
+| office   | obs-studio         |          |
+| office   | rocketchat-desktop |          |
+| office   | digikam            |          |
+| office   | zotero-bin         |          |
+| office   | openshot           | t        |
+| office   | drawio-desktop     |          |
 
 ** LaTeX
 | Category | Arch dependency          | Disabled |
@@ -4376,6 +4376,8 @@ This section generates manifests for various desktop software that I'm using.
 | dev      | docker-compose    |          |
 | dev      | postgresql        |          |
 | dev      | virt-manager      |          |
+| dev      | qemu-full         |          |
+| dev      | dnsmasq           |          |
 | dev      | libvirt           |          |
 | dev      | git-filter-repo   |          |
 | dev      | nodejs            |          |
@@ -4619,6 +4621,10 @@ WantedBy=wm-session.target
 ** blueman
 =blueman= is a GUI bluetooth manager.
 
+| Arch dependency |
+|-----------------|
+| blueman         |
+
 There's a built-in service, but it misses the install section for some reason.
 
 #+begin_src conf :tangle .config/systemd/user/blueman.service
@@ -4659,6 +4665,7 @@ Other desktop programs I use are listed below.
 | desktop-misc | telegram-desktop       |                                           |
 | desktop-misc | noto-fonts-emoji       |                                           |
 | desktop-misc | remmina                |                                           |
+| desktop-misc | freerdp                |                                           |
 | desktop-misc | android-file-transfer  |                                           |
 | desktop-misc | veracrypt              |                                           |
 | desktop-misc | gucharmap              | View charmaps                             |