Configure Static IP Address

$ sudo virsh net-update default add ip-dhcp-host \
"<host mac='52:54:00:e0:4a:a0' \
name='win10-cassowary' \
ip='192.168.122.100' />" \
--live --config

Create Windows VM

$ virsh vol-create default win10-cassowary-volume.xml
$ virsh define win10-cassowary.xml
$ virsh start win10-cassowary
$ virt-viewer win10-cassowary

Install Windows 10

• During installation find drivers in E:
• Add a network interface: bridge / virtio
• Install E:-win-guest-tools Computer must be discoverable on the network
• Enable RDP (Settings, search for “remote”)
• Download and extract cassowary-??-winsetup.zip from https://github.com/casualsnek/cassowary/releases
• Run setup.bat
• Uninstall OneDrive (to prevent it from auto-syncing and taking up space) and other unneeded applications
• Set hostname to cassowary
• Do any other customization
• Remove extra CD-ROM and unmount Windows image
• Shutdown and the power on (just a reboot will not adjust hardware)

Configure

• Install ctrl2caps ctrl2caps /install
• Install wincompose Set the Menu key to be the Compose key
• Install us-altgr-intl keyboard layout Left Alt + Left Control = AltGr (this is less useful than on Linux)

Remove CDROMs

How to remove sdc?

$ virsh change-media win10-cassowary sdb --eject
$ virsh change-media win10-cassowary sdc --eject

Clone Configured VM

Shutdown the VM first

$ virt-clone --original win10-cassowary --name <new name> --auto-clone

Install cassowary Linux client

$ sudo dnf install \
    python3-build \
    python3-qt5 \
    python3-libvirt \
    freerdp
$ git clone https://github.com/casualsnek/cassowary
$ cd cassowary/app-linux
$ ./build.sh
$ sudo pipx install --system-site-packages app-linux/dist/cassowary*.whl

Configure cassowary on Linux

• If needed: $ virsh start win10-cassowary
• Start cassowary: $ cassowary -a
• Fill in the following:

  • VM/Guest Info (Cannot use autodetect because this is a Session VM)

    VM Name VM IP Windows Hostname Windows Username Windows Password

  • Advanced

    Share linux root directory: $HOME libvirt URI: qemu:///session Enable VM suspend on inactivity: Enabled Send notification when VM suspends: Enabled

• Save changes and reconnect to server