On Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at 10:58:35 AM UTC+3, Alex wrote: > On 09/19/2017 09:47 AM, wrote: > > Hi! I haven't been using qubes (or computers, for that matter) for a > > wee bit of time and now that I'm back I see fedora 24 going the way > > of dinosaurs. > > > > Also, on github, I noticed > > https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/2574 > > > > Do I understand correctly that Dom0 is Fedora 25 now? > > > > Is that only for Qubes > 4, or will R 3.2 get a Fedora 25 dom0 too > > (I'd like to stick with R3.2 for the time being) > > > > If Fedora R 3.2 get/got a Fedora 25 in Dom0, what precautions should > > I observe when updating Dom0 (besides BACKUP EVERY SINGLE THING) > > > > My last Qubes update was around February-March 2017 or somesuch. > > > Only dom0 in Qubes R4 will be F25; as of now I can't find the e-mail > thread, but I remember that the reasoning was that it's better to keep > the stable release as stable (i.e. not embracing potentially troublesome > upgrade paths), and focus the cutting-edge integration on new releases only. > > It makes sense to me: dom0 has the only ungrateful task of supporting > hardware in R3.2, and the main reason for upgrade is VGA hardware > drivers. There are no security implications for remote attack vectors in > the particular version of software in dom0, since it can't directly > access the network and should not be remotely accessible. > > In Qubes 4 and later, the roadmap states that VGA support will be > demanded to an appvm, that will be upgraded like any other appVM in the > system - best of both world: isolated UI and updated drivers. > > In the unlikely case that R3.2 receives a dom0 upgrade it will likely > still be a fedora distro, just an upgraded version, so the upgrade path > will not be too extravagant. Beside backing up everything (please use > the included backup tool: it will be the only supported way to move to a > newer version or restore the same version it was created on), there > isn't really much to do. If you customized the system beyond your home > directory you should take care of these customizations, but you're > mainly on your own in that case... > > -- > Alex
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