Error message for “debian13-xfce”: “MAYBE” is displayed on July 22, 2026, and July 23, 2026

Can any of you tell me why my “Software” template/VM isn’t working anymore?

The base image is “debian13-xfce.”

I’m not sure what other information you need from me.

Please let me know, and I’ll provide it to you.

Please copy-paste the error messages you are getting, with the command you are running, or if its a gui, send us a screenshot.

Qube Status: program-software
Qube program-software has failed to start: Cannot connect to qrexec
agent for 60 seconds, see /var/log/xen/console/quest-program-software.log for details

                    Error opening file manager

‘The following error occurred while attempting to open file manager
program-software:
Cannot connect to qrexec agent for 60 seconds, see /var/log/xen/console/
guest-program-software.log for details

Updating program-software
Cannot connect to qrexec agent for 60 seconds, see /var/log/xen/console/quest -program-software.1og for details

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@Melanie

You can try the same solution from the last time you had this problem with a debian template:

If you look in the “log” file, then you may get an idea of why the template is taking long time for startup. Did you change some settings?

I recommend to get a small book where you write down useful tips you find while using Qubes…

Please come here to tell us if the solution worked, and what you think was the cause… maybe it can help some other people.

Thanks, the

qvm-prefs qrexec_timeout 300

command helped me reopen my two software applications.

I thought that since it says “MAYBE,” this old template is no longer supported because a new Debian template has been released.