Qvm-template command not found

s0d · November 29, 2024, 12:40pm

Hello, I am running qubes version 4.0.
I wanted to install Fedora template 40, but I got an error saying the template does not exist.
So I tried to list the available templates, but I found that

qvm-template returns “command not found” !

I don’t understand what is happening, seems like this basic utility is not present.
With bash autocomplete the only command starting with that is qvm-template-postprocess … any ideas?

solene · November 29, 2024, 12:43pm

Hello

Qubes OS 4.0 is deprecated for a while. You should consider updating.

where did you run this command? You should run it in a dom0 terminal.

s0d · November 29, 2024, 12:53pm

Qubes OS 4.0 is deprecated for a while. You should consider updating.

yes, I am planning to, but first I want to back everything up and I am not able at the moment.

where did you run this command? You should run it in a dom0 terminal.

in a dom0 terminal!

barto · November 29, 2024, 12:58pm

Did you modify your $PATH?
What is the output of the command “rpm -q qubes-core-admin-client” in dom0?

s0d · November 29, 2024, 1:00pm

No, never modified $PATH
qubes-core-admin-client-4.0.33-1.c25.noarch

Doing a find on / does not return any file named qvm-template

solene · November 29, 2024, 1:39pm

maybe qvm-template did not exist back in Qubes 4.0 there is no HISTORY section in this command man page, so I can’t tell.

DVM · November 29, 2024, 2:17pm

If I remember correctly, the new template mechanism (including qvm-template + its GUI) was introduced in Qubes 4.1, so this won’t work. Before that, you had to install a package with qubes-dom0-update. You won’t be able to install a Fedora 40 template anyway, since they stopped providing templates for that Qubes version a while ago.

You have 2 choices here:

Create a backup of everything and install a fresh Q4.2 system
In-place upgrade from 4.0 to 4.1 and from 4.1 to 4.2 using qubes-dist-upgrade

If you decide to do a backup, keep in mind that you will need to upgrade your template and standalone qubes to the new Qubes version using the following scripts in order:

4.0 to 4.1:

github.com

QubesOS/qubes-dist-upgrade/blob/release4.0/scripts/upgrade-template-standalone.sh

#!/usr/bin/bash

# Frédéric Pierret (fepitre) frederic.pierret@qubes-os.org

# Exit codes:
# 0: OK
# 1: General errors
# 2: Unsupported distribution
# 3: Upgrade failed

set -ex

if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
   echo "ERROR: This script must be run with root permissions" 
   exit 1
fi

if [ -e /etc/fedora-release ]; then
    releasever="$(awk '{print $3}' /etc/fedora-release)"
    # Check Fedora supported release

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4.1 to 4.2:

github.com

QubesOS/qubes-dist-upgrade/blob/release4.1/scripts/upgrade-template-standalone.sh

#!/usr/bin/bash

# Frédéric Pierret (fepitre) frederic.pierret@qubes-os.org
# Exit codes:
# 0: OK
# 1: General errors
# 2: Unsupported distribution
# 3: Upgrade failed

set -ex

if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
   echo "ERROR: This script must be run with root permissions" 
   exit 1
fi

if [ -e /etc/fedora-release ]; then
    releasever="$(awk '{print $3}' /etc/fedora-release)"
    # Check Fedora supported release
    if [ "$releasever" -lt 37 ]; then

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Reboot your templates/standalones between each version upgrade.