Qubes OS updates Weekly Review - Y2024-W39

General Discussion
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Introduction

Weekly review of new packages uploaded to Qubes OS repositories. Notes on how it is prepared and what resources are used to write this newsletter is available in previous versions.

Alphabetically sorted list of new packages uploaded to Qubes OS repositories 
anaconda-41.28-2.fc41.x86_64.rpm
anaconda-core-41.28-2.fc41.x86_64.rpm
anaconda-dracut-41.28-2.fc41.x86_64.rpm
anaconda-gui-41.28-2.fc41.x86_64.rpm
anaconda-install-env-deps-41.28-2.fc41.x86_64.rpm
anaconda-install-img-deps-41.28-2.fc41.x86_64.rpm
anaconda-live-41.28-2.fc41.noarch.rpm
anaconda-tui-41.28-2.fc41.x86_64.rpm
anaconda-widgets-41.28-2.fc41.x86_64.rpm
anaconda-widgets-devel-41.28-2.fc41.x86_64.rpm
grub2-common-2.06-4.fc37.noarch.rpm
grub2-common-2.06-6.fc41.noarch.rpm
grub2-efi-ia32-2.06-4.fc37.x86_64.rpm
grub2-efi-ia32-2.06-6.fc41.x86_64.rpm
grub2-efi-ia32-cdboot-2.06-4.fc37.x86_64.rpm
grub2-efi-ia32-cdboot-2.06-6.fc41.x86_64.rpm
grub2-efi-ia32-modules-2.06-4.fc37.noarch.rpm
grub2-efi-ia32-modules-2.06-6.fc41.noarch.rpm
grub2-efi-x64-2.06-4.fc37.x86_64.rpm
grub2-efi-x64-2.06-6.fc41.x86_64.rpm
grub2-efi-x64-cdboot-2.06-4.fc37.x86_64.rpm
grub2-efi-x64-cdboot-2.06-6.fc41.x86_64.rpm
grub2-efi-x64-modules-2.06-4.fc37.noarch.rpm
grub2-efi-x64-modules-2.06-6.fc41.noarch.rpm
grub2-pc-2.06-4.fc37.x86_64.rpm
grub2-pc-2.06-6.fc41.x86_64.rpm
grub2-pc-modules-2.06-4.fc37.noarch.rpm
grub2-pc-modules-2.06-6.fc41.noarch.rpm
grub2-tools-2.06-4.fc37.x86_64.rpm
grub2-tools-2.06-6.fc41.x86_64.rpm
grub2-tools-efi-2.06-4.fc37.x86_64.rpm
grub2-tools-efi-2.06-6.fc41.x86_64.rpm
grub2-tools-extra-2.06-4.fc37.x86_64.rpm
grub2-tools-extra-2.06-6.fc41.x86_64.rpm
grub2-tools-minimal-2.06-4.fc37.x86_64.rpm
grub2-tools-minimal-2.06-6.fc41.x86_64.rpm
i3-settings-qubes-1.11-1.fc37.noarch.rpm
i3-settings-qubes-1.11-1.fc39.noarch.rpm
i3-settings-qubes-1.11-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
i3-settings-qubes-1.11-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
kernel-61-6.1.111-1.qubes.fc37.x86_64.rpm
kernel-61-devel-6.1.111-1.qubes.fc37.x86_64.rpm
kernel-61-modules-6.1.111-1.qubes.fc37.x86_64.rpm
kernel-61-qubes-vm-6.1.111-1.qubes.fc37.x86_64.rpm
python3-dnf-plugins-qubes-hooks-4.2.37-1.fc39.noarch.rpm
python3-dnf-plugins-qubes-hooks-4.2.37-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
python3-dnf-plugins-qubes-hooks-4.2.37-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
python3-dnf-plugins-qubes-hooks-4.3.6-1.fc39.noarch.rpm
python3-dnf-plugins-qubes-hooks-4.3.6-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
python3-dnf-plugins-qubes-hooks-4.3.6-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
python3-dnf-plugins-qubes-hooks-4.3.7-1.fc39.noarch.rpm
python3-dnf-plugins-qubes-hooks-4.3.7-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
python3-dnf-plugins-qubes-hooks-4.3.7-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
python3-qubesadmin-4.2.14-1.fc37.noarch.rpm
python3-qubesadmin-4.2.14-1.fc39.noarch.rpm
python3-qubesadmin-4.2.14-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
python3-qubesadmin-4.2.14-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
python3-qubesadmin_4.3.5-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
python3-qubesadmin_4.3.5-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
python3-qubesadmin-4.3.5-1.fc39.noarch.rpm
python3-qubesadmin-4.3.5-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
python3-qubesadmin-4.3.5-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
python3-qubesadmin_4.3.5-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
python3-xen-4.17.5-1.fc37.x86_64.rpm
python3-xen-4.17.5-2.fc37.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-admin-client-4.2.14-1.fc37.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-admin-client-4.2.14-1.fc39.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-admin-client-4.2.14-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-admin-client-4.2.14-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-admin-client_4.3.5-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-admin-client_4.3.5-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-admin-client-4.3.5-1.fc39.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-admin-client-4.3.5-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-admin-client-4.3.5-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-admin-client_4.3.5-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-4.2.37-1.fc39.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-4.2.37-1.fc40.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-4.2.37-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent_4.3.6-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent_4.3.6-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-4.3.6-1.fc39.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-4.3.6-1.fc40.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-4.3.6-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent_4.3.6-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent_4.3.7-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent_4.3.7-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-4.3.7-1.fc39.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-4.3.7-1.fc40.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-4.3.7-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent_4.3.7-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-caja-4.2.37-1.fc39.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-caja-4.2.37-1.fc40.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-caja-4.2.37-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-caja_4.3.6-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-caja_4.3.6-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-caja-4.3.6-1.fc39.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-caja-4.3.6-1.fc40.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-caja-4.3.6-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-caja_4.3.6-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-caja_4.3.7-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-caja_4.3.7-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-caja-4.3.7-1.fc39.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-caja-4.3.7-1.fc40.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-caja-4.3.7-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-caja_4.3.7-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-dbgsym_4.3.6-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-dbgsym_4.3.6-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-dbgsym_4.3.7-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-dbgsym_4.3.7-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-dom0-updates-4.2.37-1.fc39.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-dom0-updates-4.2.37-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-dom0-updates-4.2.37-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-dom0-updates_4.3.6-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-dom0-updates_4.3.6-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-dom0-updates-4.3.6-1.fc39.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-dom0-updates-4.3.6-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-dom0-updates-4.3.6-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-dom0-updates_4.3.6-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-dom0-updates_4.3.7-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-dom0-updates_4.3.7-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-dom0-updates-4.3.7-1.fc39.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-dom0-updates-4.3.7-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-dom0-updates-4.3.7-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-dom0-updates_4.3.7-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-nautilus-4.2.37-1.fc39.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-nautilus-4.2.37-1.fc40.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-nautilus-4.2.37-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-nautilus_4.3.6-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-nautilus_4.3.6-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-nautilus-4.3.6-1.fc39.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-nautilus-4.3.6-1.fc40.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-nautilus-4.3.6-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-nautilus_4.3.6-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-nautilus_4.3.7-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-nautilus_4.3.7-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-nautilus-4.3.7-1.fc39.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-nautilus-4.3.7-1.fc40.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-nautilus-4.3.7-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-nautilus_4.3.7-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-networking-4.2.37-1.fc39.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-networking-4.2.37-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-networking-4.2.37-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-networking_4.3.6-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-networking_4.3.6-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-networking-4.3.6-1.fc39.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-networking-4.3.6-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-networking-4.3.6-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-networking_4.3.6-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-networking_4.3.7-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-networking_4.3.7-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-networking-4.3.7-1.fc39.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-networking-4.3.7-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-networking-4.3.7-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-networking_4.3.7-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-network-manager-4.2.37-1.fc39.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-network-manager-4.2.37-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-network-manager-4.2.37-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-network-manager_4.3.6-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-network-manager_4.3.6-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-network-manager-4.3.6-1.fc39.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-network-manager-4.3.6-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-network-manager-4.3.6-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-network-manager_4.3.6-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-network-manager_4.3.7-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-network-manager_4.3.7-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-network-manager-4.3.7-1.fc39.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-network-manager-4.3.7-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-network-manager-4.3.7-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-network-manager_4.3.7-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-passwordless-root-4.2.37-1.fc39.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-passwordless-root-4.2.37-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-passwordless-root-4.2.37-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-passwordless-root_4.3.6-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-passwordless-root_4.3.6-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-passwordless-root-4.3.6-1.fc39.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-passwordless-root-4.3.6-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-passwordless-root-4.3.6-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-passwordless-root_4.3.6-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-passwordless-root_4.3.7-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-passwordless-root_4.3.7-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-passwordless-root-4.3.7-1.fc39.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-passwordless-root-4.3.7-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-passwordless-root-4.3.7-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-passwordless-root_4.3.7-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-selinux-4.2.37-1.fc39.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-selinux-4.2.37-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-selinux-4.2.37-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-selinux-4.3.6-1.fc39.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-selinux-4.3.6-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-selinux-4.3.6-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-selinux-4.3.7-1.fc39.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-selinux-4.3.7-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-selinux-4.3.7-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-systemd-4.2.37-1.fc39.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-systemd-4.2.37-1.fc40.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-systemd-4.2.37-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-systemd-4.3.6-1.fc39.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-systemd-4.3.6-1.fc40.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-systemd-4.3.6-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-systemd-4.3.7-1.fc39.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-systemd-4.3.7-1.fc40.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-systemd-4.3.7-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-thunar-4.2.37-1.fc39.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-thunar-4.2.37-1.fc40.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-thunar-4.2.37-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-thunar_4.3.6-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-thunar_4.3.6-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-thunar-4.3.6-1.fc39.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-thunar-4.3.6-1.fc40.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-thunar-4.3.6-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-thunar_4.3.6-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-thunar_4.3.7-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-thunar_4.3.7-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-thunar-4.3.7-1.fc39.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-thunar-4.3.7-1.fc40.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-thunar-4.3.7-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-thunar_4.3.7-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-desktop-linux-manager-4.2.25-1.fc37.noarch.rpm
qubes-desktop-linux-manager-4.2.25-1.fc39.noarch.rpm
qubes-desktop-linux-manager-4.2.25-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-desktop-linux-manager-4.2.25-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-mgmt-salt-dom0-virtual-machines-4.2.18-1.fc37.noarch.rpm
qubes-mgmt-salt-dom0-virtual-machines-4.2.18-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-pdf-converter_2.1.22-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-pdf-converter_2.1.22-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-pdf-converter-2.1.22-1.fc39.noarch.rpm
qubes-pdf-converter-2.1.22-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-pdf-converter-2.1.22-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-pdf-converter_2.1.22-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-pdf-converter-2.1.22-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
qubes-pdf-converter-dom0-2.1.22-1.fc37.noarch.rpm
qubes-pdf-converter-dom0-2.1.22-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-template-fedora-41-xfce-4.3.0-202409290255.noarch.rpm
qubes-usb-proxy-1.3.2-1.fc39.noarch.rpm
qubes-usb-proxy-1.3.2-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-usb-proxy-1.3.2-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-usb-proxy-1.3.2-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
qubes-usb-proxy_1.3.2+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-usb-proxy_1.3.2+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-usb-proxy_1.3.2+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-usb-proxy-dom0-1.3.2-1.fc37.noarch.rpm
qubes-usb-proxy-dom0-1.3.2-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-vm-core-4.3.6-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
qubes-vm-keyring-4.3.6-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
qubes-vm-networking-4.3.6-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
qubes-vm-passwordless-root-4.3.6-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
qubes-vm-xen-4.17.5-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
qubes-vm-xen-4.17.5-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
xen-4.17.5-1.fc37.x86_64.rpm
xen-4.17.5-2.fc37.x86_64.rpm
xen-devel-4.17.5-1.fc37.x86_64.rpm
xen-devel-4.17.5-2.fc37.x86_64.rpm
xen-doc-4.17.5-1.fc37.noarch.rpm
xen-doc-4.17.5-2.fc37.noarch.rpm
xen-hypervisor-4.17.5-1.fc37.x86_64.rpm
xen-hypervisor-4.17.5-2.fc37.x86_64.rpm
xen-libs-4.17.5-1.fc37.x86_64.rpm
xen-libs-4.17.5-2.fc37.x86_64.rpm
xen-licenses-4.17.5-1.fc37.x86_64.rpm
xen-licenses-4.17.5-2.fc37.x86_64.rpm
xen-runtime-4.17.5-1.fc37.x86_64.rpm
xen-runtime-4.17.5-2.fc37.x86_64.rpm
xscreensaver-6.08-3.fc41.x86_64.rpm
xscreensaver-base-6.08-3.fc41.x86_64.rpm
xscreensaver-extras-6.08-3.fc41.x86_64.rpm
xscreensaver-extras-base-6.08-3.fc41.x86_64.rpm
xscreensaver-extras-gss-6.08-3.fc41.x86_64.rpm
xscreensaver-gl-base-6.08-3.fc41.x86_64.rpm
xscreensaver-gl-extras-6.08-3.fc41.x86_64.rpm
xscreensaver-gl-extras-gss-6.08-3.fc41.x86_64.rpm

Highlights

  • Mostly patches & minor new features.

Details

In addition to the usual smaller fixes and patches:

  • qubes-template-fedora-(40/41)-xfce (r4.3)
    It appears than Fedora 40 might be included in r4.3 (and not just Fedora 41)

  • vmm-xen v4.17.5-2 (r4.2)
    An unnecessary patch is removed.

  • core-admin-client v4.3.5 (r4.3)
    Better error message if you try to remove dom0
    A fix for qvm-prefs --hide-defaults
    PRIV-POOL & ROOT-POOL columns for qvm-ls --fields=...
    Support for DNF5 / Fedora 41 for qvm-template

  • core-agent-linux v4.3.7 (r4.3)
    Support for recent items in Fedora GNOME’s Nautilus file manager (copy/convert/open actions). Also hiding those action for network items.
    Better support for DNF5 / Fedora 41 for qubes-dom0-update

  • app-linux-usb-proxy v1.3.2 (r4.2 & r4.3)
    Improving the error message on timeout.

  • grub2 v2.06-4 (r4.2)
    Many old patches to grub are applied to Qubes r4.2.

  • grub2 v2.06-6 (r4.3)
    Fixing a bug of updating grub on EFI installations (the bug resulted in infinite loop). This appears to be only specific to upgrade from r4.2 to r4.3

  • app-linux-pdf-converter v2.1.22 (r4.2 & r4.3)
    The option to specify resolution for converting PDFs (qvm-convert-pdf --resolution)

  • xscreensaver v6.08-3 (r4.3)
    Fixing xscreensaver logo on HiDPI displays (showed the scary default fire logo).

  • mgmt-salt-dom0-virtual-machines v4.2.18 (r4.2 & r4.3)
    Previously netvm for work, personal & untrusted qubes were hard-coded to sys-firewall regardless of the default netvm preference. This is fixed.

  • core-agent-linux v4.2.37 (r4.2)
    Some of the patches which were tested in r4.3 are back-ported to r4.2

  • core-admin-client v4.2.14 (r4.2)
    Installing templates from RPMs required absolute path. It is fixed.

Epilogue

It appears that GNU Project is not doing a good job on reviewing & applying submitted patches to grub2. This has made Fedora to maintain their own fork (discussion here).

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This is a long awaited enhancement! Thanks to all the people involved.

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Forgot to mention that the previous default resolution was 150ppi. The default is increased to 300ppi (according to @tasket recommendation). Which should be adequate for most users.

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