Qubes-core-agent in standalone hvm

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I am attempting to set up file transfer for a fedora 42 hvm, installed from the iso. I have set up the qubes repo and installed qubes-core-agent, the package which provides qvm-copy.

The command qvm-copy exists and can be run, however when I run it, it errors out with this message:

2025-09-27 20:41:53.043 qrexec-client-vm[1491]: qrexec-client-vm.c:67:connect_unix_socket: connect: No such file or directory

The same error is given when trying qvm-copy-to-vm

Does anyone know if there is another package I need to install or a service I need to enable to get qvm-copy to work?

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In general packages are not built for installation in to bare
standalones, and functionality is unlikely to be available: if you want
a standalone with full qubes integration you are best advised to create
the standalone by cloning an existing template. It will be quicker and
guaranteed to work.

I never presume to speak for the Qubes team.
When I comment in the Forum I speak for myself.

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Thanks. I’ll go that route.