-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 Dear Qubes Community,
Shortly after the announcement of 4.0.2 [1], a bug [2] was discovered in the dom0 kernel included in that release. Since the bug would have presented installation problems for the majority of users. That bug has now been fixed, along with a few installer fixes, resulting in 4.0.3-rc1. In keeping with standard semantic versioning [3], we've incremented the patch version number to reflect this latest fix, so 4.0.2 has become 4.0.3. This is the first release candidate (rc1) for 4.0.3, because we'd like to give the community an opportunity to test it before declaring it to be the stable release. However, the changes from 4.0.2 are minimal, and 4.0.2 itself was preceded by three release candidates, so we plan to keep the 4.0.3-rc1 testing period brief. As with 4.0.2, 4.0.3-rc1 includes many updates over the initial 4.0 release, in particular: - All 4.0 dom0 updates to date - Fedora 30 TemplateVM - Debian 10 TemplateVM - Whonix 15 Gateway and Workstation TemplateVMs - Linux kernel 4.19 by default Qubes 4.0.3-rc1 is available on the Downloads page: https://www.qubes-os.org/downloads/ What is a point release? ======================== A point release does not designate a separate, new version of Qubes OS. Rather, it designates its respective major or minor release (in this case, 4.0) inclusive of all updates up to a certain point. Installing Qubes 4.0 and fully updating it results in the same system as installing Qubes 4.0.3. What should I do? ================= If you installed Qubes 4.0, 4.0.1, or 4.0.2 and have fully updated [4], then your system is already equivalent to a Qubes 4.0.3 installation. No further action is required. Regardless of your current OS, if you wish to install (or reinstall) Qubes 4.0 for any reason, then the 4.0.3 ISO makes this more convenient and secure, since it bundles all Qubes 4.0 updates to date. *Note:* The Qubes 4.0.3 ISO will not fit on a single-layer DVD (for the technical details underlying this, please see issue #5367 [5]). Instead, we recommend copying the ISO onto a sufficiently large USB drive. [6] However, if you would prefer to use optical media, we suggest selecting a dual-layer DVD or Blu-ray disc. Release candidate planning ========================== If no major issues are discovered in 4.0.3-rc1, we expect the stable release of 4.0.3 to follow sometime next week. As usual, you can help by reporting any bugs you encounter. [7] [1] https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2020/01/02/qubes-4-0-2/ [2] https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/5553 [3] https://semver.org [4] https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/updating-qubes-os/ [5] https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/5367 [6] https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/installation-guide/#copying-the-iso-onto-the-installation-medium [7] https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/reporting-bugs/ This announcement is also available on the Qubes website: https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2020/01/15/qubes-4-0-3-rc1/ - -- Andrew David Wong (Axon) Community Manager, Qubes OS https://www.qubes-os.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCgAdFiEEZQ7rCYX0j3henGH1203TvDlQMDAFAl4e/oMACgkQ203TvDlQ MDCqPw//ddfW08ObnL76ed87v0fkDLvViiC1S72udxlettb7pvhkIBv8emKE7YTR Sm4Wl9AkV+PumCNNofuHgoRJ0GPQBI0xrtICwLlNXAbFW9+1s7JeMxedGAtf8nsR nn02rCyh7Qj1Xn5N30e6COvnXRcTIhBPvoraCs85rA5wDTnM2wgXoILU7cu/vx9T jRdLbMGuD/trNRL0fhRpfion8Sv9leyWsVohgrly7NNKu8QiMST2bKL8UoVKp4AY hqI2VlALZ+4aPtyQu5CAzIErBPNGhF4k/1bjC0lHUei280cj9mTUM1kuHV41l6Wp g6FBKL/ECflJ9F/3l/HadhS1om4Xqss6SJH4Fk9bowJAM0A5UEVQkrs4aJId6gQL 1swAZL/HSN+QY0GQu54eSpgvjCT8OIcvuQ5Yhz7ojR5r34Dapo+uoWugI1U7nwHn lllzxH5mGUG/h7Cl00wiCUgwDHdQRczhEPiJEqmnRmqWksu2G++8Oiaccu0PBqz/ 7Mf8FV9janvbnuUry7C2IoIEFVmoyYHj6RHwT2Vxtjd2/6bsXOVC2Rs9l/HlE0hg 9rxXTIhcyzjH8ahpvUzp/IG7GizRblIe6fD5vFw/BxkCuCQyLOviPT5EgzZ+D9+C mPFAQa7oKbPoUjYgEvlzwGImMQ/0t1fGV5UqRWomiq16kzBzb74= =fh9z -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/289adab2-a0b9-1d27-b861-0aeab285e801%40qubes-os.org.
