Dear Qubes Community, Fedora 40 is currently [scheduled](https://fedorapeople.org/groups/schedule/f-40/f-40-key-tasks.html) to reach [end of life (EOL)](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/End_of_life) on 2025-05-13 (approximately two months from the date of this announcement). Please upgrade all of your Fedora templates and standalones by that date. For more information, see [Upgrading to avoid EOL](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/how-to-update/#upgrading-to-avoid-eol).
There are two ways to upgrade a template to a new Fedora release: - *Recommended*: [Install a fresh template to replace an existing one.](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/templates/fedora/#installing) *This option may be simpler for less experienced users.* After you install the new template, redo all desired template modifications and [switch everything that was set to the old template to the new template](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/templates/#switching). You may want to write down the modifications you make to your templates so that you remember what to redo on each fresh install. To see a log of package manager actions, open a terminal in the old Fedora template and use the `dnf history` command. - *Advanced*: [Perform an in-place upgrade of an existing Fedora template.](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/templates/fedora/in-place-upgrade/) This option will preserve any modifications you've made to the template, *but it may be more complicated for less experienced users.* Please note that no user action is required regarding the OS version in dom0 (see our [note on dom0 and EOL](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/supported-releases/#note-on-dom0-and-eol)). This announcement is also available on the Qubes website: https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2025/03/16/fedora-40-approaching-end-of-life/ -- 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 qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/5c9a34b2-8daf-4871-8b83-67ebee18f5e1%40qubes-os.org.
