virtio-win-iso-lite

Automated cleaner and rebuilder for the official Fedora virtio-win driver ISOs.
Removes developer files and bloat while preserving drivers and guest tools for all supported Windows architectures (amd64, x86, i386, arm64).
Built and updated automatically using GitHub Actions.

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Features

• Automatic Download: Always fetches the latest upstream virtio-win ISO from Fedora.
• Cleans Unneeded Files: Strips debug symbols, logs, dev/test scripts, and non-essential documentation.
• All Platform Support: Keeps all Windows drivers and tools (for QEMU, KVM, Proxmox, etc.), across all architectures.
• Lightweight Releases: Smaller ISO with no impact on usability.
• Open Automation: Workflow is public and auditable—anyone can fork or customize it.

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Download

Get the latest cleaned ISO and archives from the Releases page.

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What’s Included / What’s Removed

Item	Status
Drivers (all archs)	✅ Kept
Guest tools/agent	✅ Kept
Debug symbols (.pdb)	❌ Removed
Dev/test scripts	❌ Removed
Log/temp/backup files	❌ Removed
Documentation (non-README)	❌ Removed
README / essential info	✅ Kept
Empty directories	❌ Removed

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Usage

1. Download the ISO or archive from the Releases page.
2. Mount or attach the ISO to your VM, or extract drivers as needed.
3. Enjoy a cleaner, lighter package—no loss of end-user functionality.

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How It Works

• This repository runs a GitHub Actions workflow on a schedule (and on demand).
• The workflow:
  1. Fetches the latest virtio-win ISO from Fedora's official repository.
  2. Extracts and cleans up files, removing anything not needed by end users.
  3. Repackages the ISO and uploads .iso, .tar.gz, and .tar.xz archives to GitHub Releases.

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For Developers & Advanced Users

• See .github/workflows/build.yml for the full automation logic.
• Fork the repo and customize the workflow if you want to keep/remove additional files.

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Why Use This?

• Save bandwidth and disk space with smaller ISOs.
• Cleaner driver media for use with Windows VMs on QEMU/KVM/Proxmox.
• No developer/debug files to confuse or clutter your VM installs.
• Trust and transparency: See exactly how each ISO was built, right here on GitHub.

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License

This project only redistributes open Fedora virtio-win drivers.
Workflow and scripts are licensed under the GPL3 License.
All driver binaries remain the copyright of their original authors.

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Credits

• Fedora virtio-win project for original driver packages.
• GitHub Actions for CI/CD automation.
• qemus/virtiso for the idea.

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Have an idea or improvement?
Feel free to open an Issue or PR!