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28 changes: 22 additions & 6 deletions user/advanced-topics/gui-domain.md
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Expand Up @@ -120,13 +120,33 @@ A VNC server session is running on `localhost:5900` in `sys-gui-vnc`. In order t
> **WARNING**: This setup raises multiple security issues: 1) Anyone who can reach the `VNC` server, can take over the control of the Qubes OS machine, 2) A second client can connect even if a connection is already active and potentially get disconnected, 3) You can get disconnected by some unrelated network issues. Generally, if this `VNC` server is exposed to open network, it must be protected with some other (cryptographic) layer like `VPN`. The setup as is, is useful only for purely testing machine.


### Troubleshooting
### Known issues

#### Application menu lacks qubes entries in a fresh GUI domain

See [QubesOS/qubes-issues#5804](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/5804)

#### Delete GUI domain
#### Cannot update dom0 from sys-gui

See [QubesOS/qubes-issues#8934](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/8934)

#### GUI of HVM qubes not visible

See [QubesOS/qubes-issues#9385](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/9385)

### Power saving/screensaver issues

See [QubesOS/qubes-issues#9033](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/9033), [QubesOS/qubes-issues#9384](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/9384), [QubesOS/qubes-issues#7989](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/7989)

#### Qube startup order (sys-usb and sys-gui)

See [QubesOS/qubes-issues#7954](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/7954)

#### Other GUI domain issues

see existing issues `QubesOS/qubes-issues` under [C: gui-domain](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22C%3A+gui-domain%22) label.

### Reverting sys-gui

The following commands have to be run in `dom0`.

Expand All @@ -149,7 +169,3 @@ You are now able to delete the GUI domain, for example `sys-gui-gpu`:
```bash
qvm-remove -f sys-gui-gpu
```

#### General issues

For any general GUI domain issues, please take a loot at existing issues `QubesOS/qubes-issues` under [C: gui-domain](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22C%3A+gui-domain%22) label.