How to enable a qube service

To enable a service in a qube there are two options:

You might have to restart the qube for changes to be reflected.

How to enable a service in the Settings

  1. Open the qube’s Settings, you can use Qubes Application menu, select the qube and click on Settings.

  2. Go to the Services tab

  3. You have two options, depending on the current list of the services:

    • If the service is listed, you just have to check the box if front of the name.

    • If the service is not listed:

      1. Select it in the Select a service drop-down.

        If that service is not present in the drop-down, select the last item, called (custom…)

      2. Click on Add

        If you have previously selected (custom…), a pop-up will ask you the name of the service

  4. Use Apply or OK to validate the change.

How to enable a service with qvm-service

In a dom0 terminal, enter the following command, replacing <QUBE_NAME> by the name of the qube and <SERVICE_NAME> by the name of the service:

[user@dom0] $ qvm-service -e <QUBE_NAME> <SERVICE_NAME>

This is equivalent to:

[user@dom0] $ qvm-service <QUBE_NAME> <SERVICE_NAME> on

You can check the current status of the services of one qube with the following command:

[user@dom0] $ qvm-service <QUBE_NAME>

Or you can check only the current status of one service with the following command:

[user@dom0] $ qvm-service <QUBE_NAME> <SERVICE_NAME>