Fedora-based Qubes OS 4.2.0-rc3 and Fedora Reports
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Qubes OS 4.2.0-rc3 is available for testing
We’re pleased to announce that the third release candidate (RC) for Qubes OS 4.2.0 is now available for testing. The ISO and associated verification files are available on the downloads page.
Explanation for the early RC
We announced RC2 approximately one week ago. Normally, RC2 would have been tested for approximately five weeks before we announced RC3. However, RC2 contained several bugs (listed below), some of which prevented certain users from testing it. These bugs have been fixed in RC3. We’ve decided to release RC3 early, as an exception to our usual policy, in order to get these fixes out as quickly as possible so that more users can test 4.2 for longer before the eventual stable release.
Main changes from RC2 to RC3
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Fedora Community Blog: CPE Weekly update – Week 35 2023
This is a weekly report from the CPE (Community Platform Engineering) Team. If you have any questions or feedback, please respond to this report or contact us on #redhat-cpe channel on libera.chat.
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Fedora Magazine: Fedora libostree Post-Installation Setup, Modifications, and Tips and Tricks
What is Fedora libostree (Silverblue/Kinoite/Sericia)?
Fedora Linux’s libostree variants such as Fedora Silverblue (GNOME desktop environment) and Fedora Kinoite (KDE desktop environment) as well as Fedora Sericia (Sway window manager) are new variants of Fedora Linux that use the rpm-ostree command to perform atomic upgrades.
Consider a normal Fedora Linux installation. During an upgrade, a package manager such as DNF grabs the packages, combines them then installs them on your system. A libostree or “image-based” OS, on the other hand, is an immutable system. It fetches the image and “layers” it on top of the current one during an upgrade, providing more robust and reliable system upgrades.