Qubes OS 4.2.0-rc2 is available for testing
We’re pleased to announce that the second release candidate (RC) for Qubes OS 4.2.0 is now available for testing. Qubes 4.2.0-rc2 is available on the downloads page.
- Dom0 upgraded to Fedora 37
- Xen updated to version 4.17
- Default Debian template upgraded to Debian 12
- Default Fedora and Debian templates use Xfce instead of GNOME
- SELinux support in Fedora templates
- Several GUI applications rewritten, including:
- Applications Menu
- Qubes Global Settings
- Create New Qube
- Qubes Update
- Unified
grub.cfglocation for both UEFI and legacy boot- PipeWire support
- fwupd integration for firmware updates
- Optional automatic clipboard clearing
- Official packages built using Qubes Builder v2
- Split GPG and Split SSH management in Qubes Global Settings
A release candidate (RC) is a software build that has the potential to become a stable release, unless significant bugs are discovered in testing. Release candidates are intended for more advanced (or adventurous!) users who are comfortable testing early versions of software that are potentially buggier than stable releases. You can read more about Qubes OS
The Qubes OS Project uses the semantic versioning standard. Version numbers are written as
<major>.<minor>.<patch>. Hence, releases that increment the second value are known as “minor releases.” Minor releases generally include new features, improvements, and bug fixes that are backward-compatible with earlier versions of the same major release. See our supported releases for a comprehensive list of major and minor releases and our version scheme documentation for more information about how Qubes OS releases are versioned.
The second release candidate for Qubes OS 4.2.0 has been released for testing.
