How to install qubes-windows-tools under Qubes 4rc5

[799]

Hello,

I'm trying to install windows on my new Qubes 4rc5 installation.

It seems that Qubes.Windows-Tools (QWT) are not available in the Qubes 4-repositories.

qubes-dom0-update --enablerepo=qubes-dom0-current-testing qubes-windows-tools

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Error: Unable to find a match

After some trial and error I found a way, is there another way to accomplish easier?

If not I would add this to the docs.

1) Go to the rpm-repository from Qubes 3.2
    https://ftp.qubes-os.org/repo/yum/r3.2/current-testing/dom0/fc23/rpm/

2) Download qubes-windows-tools-3.2.2-3.x86_64.rpm in an <APPVM>
    https://ftp.qubes-os.org/repo/yum/r3.2/current-testing/dom0/fc23/rpm/qubes-windows-tools-3.2.2-3.x86_64.rpm

3) move the rpm file to dom0, run in dom0

    qvm-run --pass-io <APPVM> 'cat /home/user/Download/qubes-windows-tools-3.2.2-3.x86_64.rpm' > qubes-windows-tools-3.2.2-3.x86_64.rpm

4) Verify rpm package

    rpm -K qubes-windows-tools-3.2.2-3.x86_64.rpm

    it would be better to verify the signature i the AppVM, but you need to import the Qubes Signing Key to do so, I was lazy and was fine with moving the rpm-file to dom0 and verify the signature there.

5) Install rpm-package
    rpm -ivh qubes-windows-tools-3.2.2-3.x86_64.rpm

6) the Qubes Windows Tools ISO will be located at /usr/lib/qubes/qubes-windows-tools.iso

   this will be a link to the latest version installed, thereof to:

   /usr/lib/qubes/ubes-windows-tools-3.2.2.3.iso in this case

[799]

[Ivan Mitev]

On 03/11/2018 01:50 PM, 799 wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm trying to install windows on my new Qubes 4rc5 installation.
> It seems that Qubes.Windows-Tools (QWT) are not available in the Qubes
> 4-repositories.
>
> qubes-dom0-update --enablerepo=qubes-dom0-current-testing
> qubes-windows-tools
> [...]
> Error: Unable to find a match
>
> After some trial and error I found a way, is there another way to
> accomplish easier?
> If not I would add this to the docs.

It's already a work in progress ; check this issue:

https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/3585

BTW that's exactly the kind of main issue that ought to be listed in the
qubes community project: not ready for official inclusion in qubes-doc,
but helpful to probably many users.

[Yuraeitha]

That's a good point, I'll try see if I can promote your github post on Qubes Community to help increase awareness of it.