Dear Qubes Community, Whonix 16 is currently [scheduled](https://www.whonix.org/wiki/About#Qubes_Hosts) to reach EOL (end-of-life) on 2024-01-18. We strongly recommend that all Whonix users upgrade to Whonix 17 before then. For more information, see [Upgrading to avoid EOL](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/how-to-update/#upgrading-to-avoid-eol). Please note that Whonix 17 is available only on Qubes OS 4.2.
There are three ways to upgrade to Whonix 17: - *Recommended*: Perform a [clean installation](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/installation-guide/) of [Qubes OS 4.2.0](https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2023/12/18/qubes-os-4-2-0-has-been-released/), which comes with Whonix 17 templates preinstalled (if selected during installation). - *Recommended*: [Install fresh Whonix templates to replace the existing ones.](https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Qubes/Install) After you install the new templates, redo all desired template modifications and [switch everything that was set to the old templates to the new templates](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/templates/#switching). - *Advanced*: Perform an [in-place upgrade from Whonix 16 to Whonix 17](https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Release_Upgrade_16_to_17). This option will preserve any modifications you've made to the templates, *but it may be more complicated for less experienced users.* This announcement is also available on the Qubes website: https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2023/12/22/whonix-16-approaching-eol/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-devel" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-devel/75e1a980-1fb5-4b19-b59c-8de642e5707d%40qubes-os.org.
