Something that really bothered me is that in Xfce Terminal Emulator, by default, Alt+f opens the File menu. I am expecting Alt+f to make the cursor move forward by one word. This configuration option is written in the home directory, so I needed a way to set the option on all the qubes.
I am a newbie to Salt and also Qubes, so if someone can tell me any improvements, do let me know.
To set up, in dom0, make sure /srv/user_salt exists. If not, follow the setup steps at https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/qubes-salt-beginners-guide/20126.
In dom0 /srv/user_salt/xfceterminalsettings.sls, put:
Merge config:
cmd.script:
- name: xfceterminalsettings.sh
- source: salt://xfceterminalsettings.py
In dom0 /srv/user_salt/xfceterminalsettings.py, put:
#!/usr/bin/env python3
from pathlib import Path
import configparser
def get_config_path() -> Path:
# Hard code the user because I think salt runs as a different user
return Path("/home/user/.config/xfce4/terminal/terminalrc")
def config_path_mkdirp():
p = get_config_path()
if not p.parent.exists():
p.parent.mkdir(parents=True)
def main():
config = configparser.ConfigParser()
config.optionxform = str # xfce4-terminal requires the option to be case sensitive
config.read(get_config_path())
CONFIGURATION = 'Configuration'
if CONFIGURATION not in config:
config[CONFIGURATION] = {}
configurationSection = config[CONFIGURATION]
SHORTCUTSNOMNEMONICS = 'ShortcutsNoMnemonics'
if (SHORTCUTSNOMNEMONICS in configurationSection and
configurationSection[SHORTCUTSNOMNEMONICS] == 'TRUE'):
print("No work needed.")
return
configurationSection[SHORTCUTSNOMNEMONICS] = 'TRUE'
config_path_mkdirp()
with open(get_config_path(), "w") as f:
config.write(f)
print("Updated.")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
After you have the files in place, you can apply the configuration by running in dom0:
sudo qubesctl --show-output --skip-dom0 --targets vault,personal state.sls xfceterminalsettings saltenv=user
You can specify which target qubes to apply the settings to by modifying the command. You can also omit --skip-dom0 to apply the setting to dom0 also.