Q4.1 install from scratch (official iso file) fails

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Hi Gianmo95

Looks strange, that the /var/lib/qubes/templates-packages/ is empty – it should be where the INITIAL SETUP find the available templates to install … so when that folder is empty, it can explain why the INITIAL SETUP can’t install any templates … the next question is then why the … that folder is empty :-/

If possible, try to download the ISO file again, verify the the file and see if that resolves the missing files.

FTR: My own tests failed in different ways – but after a few attempts, I was able to

  1. download the Fedora 39 templates (qvm-template download fedora-39-xfce in a running Qubes 4.1 installation) and copy it to a second USB-stick
  2. install a fresh Qubes OS 4.2 and stop the installation in the INITIAL SETUP
  3. Open an Xfce4-terminal (Alt-F2 and run xfce4-terminal)
  4. mount the second USB-stick (pmount sda1)
  5. copy the updates template to /var/lib/qubes/template-packages (cp /media/sda1/qubes-template-fedora-39-xfce-0_4.2.0-202311171322.rpm /var/lib/qubes/template-packages/qubes-template-fedora-39-xfce-4.2.0-202312171103.noarch.rpm)
  6. Run the INITIAL SETUP from the dom0terminal (/usr/libexec/initial-setup/initial-setup-graphical) and complete the initial setup - with Fedora 39 as the default template.

:slight_smile:

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