Qubes network server users: heads up, how to upgrade to Qubes OS 4.2

Rudd-O · February 20, 2024, 5:07pm

Warning! Plain upgrade to 4.2 will fail!

Please follow documented instructions here:

Rudd-O/qubes-network-server/blob/master/doc/distupgrade.md

# How to upgrade a Qubes network server from Qubes OS 4.1 to Qubes OS 4.2

The [standard instructions to upgrade Qubes OS systems](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/upgrade/4.2/)
will fail to work.  The instructions tell you to run something to the effect of:

```
qubes-dist-upgrade --all-pre-reboot <other flags>
```

then reboot, then run:

```
qubes-dist-upgrade --all-post-reboot <other flags>
```

The pre-reboot phase will fail if run without the following precautions.

## Step by step instructions

First, build a `qubes-network-server` RPM with the instructions provided

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