Qubes OS 4.3.2 is a stable patch release that consolidates security updates and bug fixes since the prior stable build; an updated ISO and verification files are available for download. Key changes include the default Fedora template being upgraded to Fedora 44, kernel-latest moved to Linux 7.2, plus numerous security fixes and general bug repairs. Users installing for the first time or doing a clean reinstall should use the 4.3.2 ISO; users already on Qubes 4.3 (including 4.3.0, 4.3.1, and 4.3.2-rc1) can update normally to become equivalent to the stable release without reinstalling. Qubes 4.2 has reached end of life, so remaining 4.2 users are urged to upgrade to 4.3 promptly, and a full backup is strongly recommended before any upgrade.
A known issue affects templates restored from pre-4.3 backups: they may still point to older Qubes release repositories. To fix restored templates after upgrading to 4.3.2, run in dom0: sudo qubes-dom0-update -y qubes-dist-upgrade and then sudo qubes-dist-upgrade releasever=4.3 template-standalone-upgrade -y; templates will be shut down during the process. Fresh templates on a clean 4.3.2 install and in-place upgrades from 4.2 to 4.3 are not affected. This release follows semantic versioning: the third number denotes a patch release that accumulates updates for the 4.3 minor release.
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