Highlights
Update Lima and Docker Compose releases.
Included in this release
- Bundles
0.0.5 - Docker CLI
29.6.1 - Docker Compose
5.3.0 - go-wsllinks
0.0.11 - Lima
2.1.4-5f0456df6167abb83e4115b7e7bfa2fff46d72c8with patches to enable WSL userland tools support - lima-infra Alpine WSL image
3.24.1-0based on AlpineWSL project3.23.3-0 - Podman
6.0.0with patches to enable QEMU support on Windows - QEMU
11.0.2(this one includes 9pfs on Windows hosts patches, if this functionality is not needed, then consider using official installer)
IMPORTANT! Security considerations for QEMU builds
These builds include 9pfs support added based on patches, which were not included in the upstream because of
security issues - DoS possibility from untrusted guests. See https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/work_items/974
for details.
These QEMU builds are not recommended as a general purpose replacement for official and third party QEMU builds.
Recommendations on Docker releases
These builds are of the most value if one can't use binaries provided as part of Docker Desktop for Windows
offering. They should have no functional differences from their official conuterparts, but they are not
tested for the perfect match between CLI and Compose versions. It is advised to use official builds where
possible for production purposes.
Recommendations on Lima releases
Lima project now publishes the Widnows artifacts as part of their release procedure. While this build of
Lima should be functionally identical to the official ones, it is only recommended if the user wants to
try alternative WSL based containerised utility set to run Lima (instead of Git for Windows dependency).
Recommendations on Podman releases
This build of Podman is only recommended for users, who need QEMU support for Podman machine. While it
should contain no functional differences from official builds, the binaries are not signed and doesn't
meet all the production requirements. It is advised to use official releases from Podman team for
production purposes.
Deprecation notice
MINGW64 Mys2 Environment is being depricated https://www.msys2.org/news/#2026-03-15-deprecating-the-mingw64-environment
This effectively deprecated QEMU builds for this environemnt, they will continue to be available until
they become broken, but users are encouraged to use other provided flavours - URCT64 or CLANG64.
How to install
- Download and install QEMU (from this release or official one version 7.2.0 or newer)
- Download and install Podman from this release (it might be a good idea to uninstall one first if you had it before)
- Choose a location where you want utilities to reside and open Powershell terminal there, then execute
iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arixmkii/qcw/v0.1.17/qcw-utils.ps1'))- Follow the instructions in README.
SHA checksums
SHA256
9a296fc3bc01781945aa047a7be94c9727e589a38d034c6e11556ef58b4c9148 *./bundles.zip
f44dc3c56ccfc9f40f8623b0a8a76f98b9e57c42531f69b7cc9c214ad62527d9 *./clang64-qemu-setup-11.0.2.exe
a92602318e3fcd474b49fec73dcb51605c2d3cb2a97fe4fb19b3b7c78a77bbd2 *./docker-compose.exe
9f9733c536ef378ec60d0c99f2986145b349c7a7825db928e665244057e76624 *./docker.exe
042c5b1c787d5d61507ce7397cec39090ddd1953f541724e36cd0f1d3562405f *./go-wsllinks.exe
6d52dcfd2a5b165988f95b7fd6c7ad86ecdfe9b1c18ca9a01417e0d9100be17f *./lima-infra.wsl
1ffe59f1723fb4eca582ea1bb5e7e4d9917490a148877f0a0619486abb6c7c7e *./lima.zip
10fadc01f2c710191c8fe6d65a30a258a52c5499294d77f91f7ed9bee4410058 *./mingw64-qemu-setup-11.0.2.exe
bb4148645c4034be8f11a182c77295b7d676a1f326579278ee300ae4311048f4 *./podman-6.0.0.msi
c309d54fac5d71e1cd5b475aa6fdfeace55a391164fb44fb74bb6f4f483d6792 *./ucrt64-qemu-setup-11.0.2.exe
SHA512
c5eced497324ec22c6080ddf68bedf087e6800b3f18fc57041501551c86c033537f1df0ebdccfe2da42d22b0cb04b707d6156ecc8cc94535de9d1d5554f1cb2d *./bundles.zip
5d9ce3fed03929a9d1b8739b97fe40d7934af366dcc2770e228bd768f1f09967229edee5a29d5f60b638014bb4e13c49e6dd39644c4b7d52d9f6c81dba70d3c3 *./clang64-qemu-setup-11.0.2.exe
9325360dbfccdef6c465dc29290e137c878bbe7c0b77a449b469c2732af2542d97d40397539603031e84e9314da703cf09f13db71a12c28b3901dc479f559249 *./docker-compose.exe
217c8e2e0eb980d7286f08e528fbfadb776b2eb293f625b73a712b444f1f588df8c30eb03ceeb976c53df89fc1eb73419ac8cc447334a91a195afd3bb1619669 *./docker.exe
9de2f193f21f9ed201267eb9002a07d654ea5d55911f981b65a4bacfaca4d535e33908084553f69003ca2b1f0739407ab53111c7cae27d82a3477beda9cadbd0 *./go-wsllinks.exe
beaf95447b4ca910f5772645e91a35c5e721c952f29432c2220424271cbecfcbf329609b03a707567e9d39878cbf8005d55f417d19bedcbe126221bca421c2db *./lima-infra.wsl
73ad5a8562cfc9285922e13b9cc94a0921fa8cfe8234f70137a77f8359da224d48b395c3f78dca1b89d52d2ebfa2ee99541fbec2dfdbe48001c2e10e316422c1 *./lima.zip
d708fb2f7f0b91da7c1148f14797402ea71f1711f591d853a52dfbbb62fc732c952904fbd579d9c8f126151e9aa5436b9e6b493c6973a63e70872ad9612bb416 *./mingw64-qemu-setup-11.0.2.exe
2eac742164a2d5ff1a3624f11ee3743309377c7e68bd54efeea85deef02c9fc5cfcb2e24fe7426aa2dacf7c7af6a40c3d704eb87182538c70ac19591f975dda0 *./podman-6.0.0.msi
2253a187d8efc14b1eb58cc3c53ae3d04812a5f657b05c698c86cfceff90665281d1784a7a7ee1cb8cacf185df7a16aceb3ce51abcb0dff8357cd0f044136cf9 *./ucrt64-qemu-setup-11.0.2.exe
Build log
Build log is available for 90 days at https://github.com/arixmkii/qcw/actions/runs/28699376554