i did an in-place upgrade from 4.2 yesterday. after stage 3 and reboot, the qubesd.service would not start, so i was left with a mainly dysfunctional system, but still had a dom0 terminal. by looking at journalctl, i tracked the error down to an LVM problem. solution:
sudo lvchange -an qubes_dom0/vm-pool sudo lvconvert --repair qubes_dom0/vm-pool then reboot and continue with the remaining stages, that is: sudo qubes-dist-upgrade --all-post-reboot --releasever=4.3 and reboot. now everything seems fine, and also faster than before. in particular the USB keyboard appears to have less latency upon keypress. thank you for providing Qubes OS! Andrew David Wong <[email protected]> on Sun 2025-12(Dec)-21 at 14:42 wrote: > Dear Qubes Community, > > We're pleased to announce the stable release of Qubes OS 4.3.0! This minor > release includes a host of new features, improvements, and bug fixes. The ISO > and associated [verification > files](https://doc.qubes-os.org/en/latest/project-security/verifying-signatures.html) > are available on the [downloads](https://www.qubes-os.org/downloads/) page. > > ## What's new in Qubes 4.3? > > - Dom0 upgraded to Fedora 41 > ([#9402](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/9402)). > - Xen upgraded to version 4.19 > ([#9420](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/9420)). > - Default Fedora template upgraded to Fedora 42 (older versions not > supported). > - Default Debian template upgraded to Debian 13 (versions older than 12 not > supported). > - Default Whonix templates upgraded to Whonix 18 (older versions not > supported). > - Preloaded disposables > ([#1512](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/1512)) > - Device "self-identity oriented" assignment (a.k.a. New Devices API) > ([#9325](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/9325)) > - Qubes Windows Tools reintroduced with improved features > ([#1861](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/1861)). > > These are just a few highlights from the many changes included in this > release. For a more comprehensive list of changes, see the [Qubes OS 4.3 > release > notes](https://doc.qubes-os.org/en/latest/developer/releases/4_3/release-notes.html). > > ## How to get Qubes OS 4.3.0 > > - If you'd like to install Qubes OS for the first time or perform a clean > reinstallation on an existing system, there's never been a better time to do > so! Simply [download](https://www.qubes-os.org/downloads/) the Qubes 4.3.0 > ISO and follow our [installation > guide](https://doc.qubes-os.org/en/latest/user/downloading-installing-upgrading/installation-guide.html). > > - If you're currently using Qubes 4.2, learn [how to upgrade to Qubes > 4.3](https://doc.qubes-os.org/en/latest/user/downloading-installing-upgrading/upgrade/4_3.html). > > - If you're currently using a Qubes 4.3 release candidate (RC), [update > normally](https://doc.qubes-os.org/en/latest/user/how-to-guides/how-to-update.html) > (which includes [upgrading any EOL templates and > standalones](https://doc.qubes-os.org/en/latest/user/how-to-guides/how-to-update.html#upgrading-to-avoid-eol) > you might have) in order to make your system effectively equivalent to the > stable Qubes 4.3.0 release. No reinstallation or other special action is > required. > > In all cases, we strongly recommend [making a full > backup](https://doc.qubes-os.org/en/latest/user/how-to-guides/how-to-back-up-restore-and-migrate.html) > beforehand. > > ## Known issues in Qubes OS 4.3.0 > > Templates restored in 4.3.0 from a pre-4.3 backup may continue to target > their original Qubes OS release repos > ([#8701](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/8701)). After > restoring such templates in 4.3.0, you must perform the following additional > steps: > > ``` > sudo qubes-dom0-update -y qubes-dist-upgrade > qubes-dist-upgrade --releasever=4.3 --template-standalone-upgrade -y > ``` > > This will automatically choose the templates that need to be updated. > > Fresh templates on a clean 4.3.0 installation are not affected. Users who > perform an in-place upgrade from 4.2 to 4.3 (instead of restoring templates > from a backup) are also not affected, since the in-place upgrade process > already includes the above fix in stage 4. For more information, see issue > [#8701](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/8701). > > [View the full list of known bugs affecting Qubes > 4.3](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20type%3ABug%20label%3Aaffects-4.3%20-label%3A%22R%3A%20cannot%20reproduce%22%20-label%3A%22R%3A%20declined%22%20-label%3A%22R%3A%20duplicate%22%20-label%3A%22R%3A%20not%20applicable%22%20-label%3A%22R%3A%20self-closed%22%20-label%3A%22R%3A%20upstream%20issue%22) > in our [issue > tracker](https://doc.qubes-os.org/en/latest/introduction/issue-tracking.html). > > ## Support for older releases > > In accordance with our [release support > policy](https://doc.qubes-os.org/en/latest/user/downloading-installing-upgrading/supported-releases.html#qubes-os), > Qubes 4.2 will remain supported for six months after the release of Qubes > 4.3, until 2026-06-21. After that, Qubes 4.2 will no longer receive security > updates or bug fixes. > > [Whonix templates](https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Qubes) are created and > supported by our partner, the [Whonix Project](https://www.whonix.org/). The > Whonix Project has set its own support policy for Whonix templates in Qubes. > For more information, see the [Whonix Support > Schedule](https://www.whonix.org/wiki/About#Support_Schedule). > > ## Thank you to our partners, donors, contributors, and testers! > > This release would not be possible without generous support from our > [partners](https://www.qubes-os.org/partners/) and > [donors](https://www.qubes-os.org/donate/), as well as > [contributions](https://doc.qubes-os.org/en/latest/introduction/contributing.html) > from our active community members, especially [bug > reports](https://doc.qubes-os.org/en/latest/introduction/issue-tracking.html) > from our > [testers](https://doc.qubes-os.org/en/latest/user/downloading-installing-upgrading/testing.html). > We are eternally grateful to our excellent community for making the Qubes OS > Project a great example of open-source collaboration. > > > This announcement is also available on the Qubes website: > https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2025/12/21/qubes-os-4-3-0-has-been-released/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "qubes-announce" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-announce/3303c52a-74f5-44a5-bdbb-4dffaacada91%40qubes-os.org. -- Mathematisches Seminar (CAU Kiel) Heinrich-Hecht-Platz 6, 24118 Kiel https://www.math.uni-kiel.de/go/l-kliemann 4D69 BC04 CD1F 7589 334B 0B00 9FC2 FEE9 AE69 652A -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. 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