Qubes OS updates Weekly Review - Y2025-W01

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Qubes OS updates Weekly Review - Y2025-W01

Introduction

Weekly review of new packages uploaded to Qubes OS repositories. Link to previous version here.

Alphabetically sorted list of new packages uploaded to Qubes OS repositories 
i3-settings-qubes-1.12-1.fc37.noarch.rpm
i3-settings-qubes-1.12-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
i3-settings-qubes-1.12-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
i3-settings-qubes_1.12-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
i3-settings-qubes_1.12-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
i3-settings-qubes_1.12-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
i3-settings-qubes_1.12-1+noble1_amd64.deb
kernel-515-5.15.175-1.qubes.fc37.x86_64.rpm
kernel-515-devel-5.15.175-1.qubes.fc37.x86_64.rpm
kernel-515-modules-5.15.175-1.qubes.fc37.x86_64.rpm
kernel-515-qubes-vm-5.15.175-1.qubes.fc37.x86_64.rpm
kernel-6.6.68-1.qubes.fc37.x86_64.rpm
kernel-6.6.68-1.qubes.fc41.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-6.6.68-1.qubes.fc37.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-6.6.68-1.qubes.fc41.x86_64.rpm
kernel-modules-6.6.68-1.qubes.fc37.x86_64.rpm
kernel-modules-6.6.68-1.qubes.fc41.x86_64.rpm
kernel-qubes-vm-6.6.68-1.qubes.fc37.x86_64.rpm
kernel-qubes-vm-6.6.68-1.qubes.fc41.x86_64.rpm
python3-qubesadmin-4.3.9-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
python3-qubesadmin-4.3.9-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
python3-qubesadmin_4.3.9-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
python3-qubesadmin_4.3.9-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
python3-qubesadmin_4.3.9-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
python3-qubesadmin_4.3.9-1+noble1_amd64.deb
python3-splitgpg2_1.1.3+deb12u1_amd64.deb
python3-splitgpg2_1.1.3+deb13u1_amd64.deb
python3-splitgpg2_1.1.3+jammy1_amd64.deb
python3-splitgpg2_1.1.3+noble1_amd64.deb
python3-xen-4.19.1-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-admin-client-4.3.9-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-admin-client-4.3.9-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-admin-client_4.3.9-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-admin-client_4.3.9-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-admin-client_4.3.9-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-admin-client_4.3.9-1+noble1_amd64.deb
qubes-gpg-split-tests_2.0.75-1+noble1_amd64.deb
qubes-gpg-split_2.0.75-1+noble1_amd64.deb
qubes-img-converter_1.2.18-1+noble1_amd64.deb
qubes-pdf-converter_2.1.22-1+noble1_amd64.deb
qubes-usb-proxy_1.3.3+noble1_amd64.deb
qubes-usb-proxy_4.3.0+noble1_amd64.deb
qubes-vm-xen-4.19.1-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
split-gpg2-1.1.3-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
split-gpg2-1.1.3-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
split-gpg2-dom0-1.1.3-1.fc37.noarch.rpm
split-gpg2-dom0-1.1.3-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
split-gpg2-tests-1.1.3-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
split-gpg2-tests-1.1.3-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
split-gpg2-tests_1.1.3+deb12u1_all.deb
split-gpg2-tests_1.1.3+deb13u1_all.deb
split-gpg2-tests_1.1.3+jammy1_all.deb
split-gpg2-tests_1.1.3+noble1_all.deb
split-gpg2_1.1.3+deb12u1_all.deb
split-gpg2_1.1.3+deb13u1_all.deb
split-gpg2_1.1.3+jammy1_all.deb
split-gpg2_1.1.3+noble1_all.deb
xen-4.19.1-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
xen-devel-4.19.1-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
xen-doc-4.19.1-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
xen-hypervisor-4.19.1-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
xen-libs-4.19.1-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
xen-licenses-4.19.1-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
xen-runtime-4.19.1-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm

Highlights

  • Better support for some AMD laptops

Details

In addition to the usual minor fixes and patches (full list here):

  • linux-kernel-515 v5.15.175-1 (r4.2)
    linux-kernel v6.6.68-1 (r4.2 & r4.3)
    Announcement by Greg Kroah-Hartman

  • app-linux-usb-proxy v1.3.3 (r4.2)
    app-linux-pdf-converter v2.1.22 (r4.2)
    app-linux-img-converter v1.2.18 (r4.2)
    Ubuntu Noble builds

  • desktop-linux-i3-settings-qubes v1.12-1 (r4.2 & r4.3)
    minor fix

  • app-linux-split-gpg2 v1.1.3 (r4.2 & r4.3)
    Supporting alternative gpg home directory

  • vmm-xen v4.19.1-1 (r4.3)
    Backporting some AMD-related patches (found on Framework Laptop 13)

  • core-admin-client v4.3.9 (r4.3)
    . Unix like wildcard support is added to some of qvm-* utilities (e.g. qvm-ls fedora*).
    . The x- prefix is dedicated to end-user custom features and will never be used for Qubes internal features.
    . Better classification of multimedia audio devices (for r4.3 new devices API).

Epilogue

I will write newsletter issues on a Github repo (during week) and paste it later on forum.

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