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It's not that much work. I created a VM which is running the same distro as the host. I removed all of the apps except for the terminal. Then I cloned it for each VM I need.
The Whatsapp/ email client VM and the Librewolf VM start with my OS so it's like having them in separate windows. The others I only start if needs be.
It's a lot of effort for the benefit you get, which is practically nothing. Especially considering there are even easier ways to get the same result
Such as?
Just use tabs they can't access each other's data. Or use a tab session manager. Or separate Firefox profiles.
I don't trust Chrome, Zoom or Teams, but sometimes have to use them. I will keep them in a separate VM but will look into Firefox profiles.
So it's just paranoia then... Which makes sense as it's way over the top.
Heck, even just creating separate system accounts and doing 'sudo -u social firefox' would be easier than spinning and maintaining VMs...
Yea, not going to lie that is probably the primary motivator here.