Print qube based on distributions that are no longer supported

jlariviere · March 14, 2024, 1:56am

I have a ‘print’ qube template, based on Fedora. Originally, it was 35 or 27, was updated to 38, and now 39.
With QubesOS 4.2, I get the message that it is based on distributions that are no longer supported. Which is true, originally, but no longer. Is there a setting or configuration somewhere, I’m guessing in dom0, to tell the system or upgrade what the qube is based on?
Thanks!

kenosen · March 14, 2024, 4:42am

Perhaps:

github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues

Qubes Updater considers in-place upgraded qubes to be "no longer supported"

opened 09:42AM - 23 Nov 23 UTC

Minimalist73

T: bug C: manager/widget C: doc P: critical diagnosed pr submitted C: updates affects-4.2

### Qubes OS release 4.2-rc4 ### Brief summary The new Qubes Updater …introduced [a new way](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-desktop-linux-manager/blob/main/qui/utils.py#L83-L95) to detect if a template or standalone qube is no longer supported. It works, but shows false positives for users who use the in-place upgrade method for their qubes. The "template-name" option in qvm-features retains its old value and Qubes Updater uses it to check if the system is EOL. ### Steps to reproduce Not really reproducible by itself, since it only happens to users who upgrade their templates/standalone qubes in-place. Can be artificially reproduced by changing the `template-name` value to an old template version: - `qvm-features fedora-38-xxx template-name fedora-35` ### Expected behavior No "no longer supported" message should appear in Qubes Updater qui if the qube runs a supported release. ### Actual behavior Say that some of my qubes are no longer supported (reported as "obsolete" in Qubes Updater itself) when they are fully upgraded to fedora-38. Running qvm-features on one of the affected template reports the following: ``` template-name fedora-35 template-epoch 0 template-version 4.0.6 template-release 202111131804 template-reponame qubes-templates-itl-testing template-buildtime 2021-11-13 19:14:50 template-installtime 2021-12-07 18:11:25 template-license GPL template-url http://www.qubes-os.org template-summary Qubes template for fedora-35 template-description Qubes template for fedora-35 ```

kenosen · March 14, 2024, 6:19am

Now seems resolved, per: