Qubes OS updates Weekly Review - Y2025-W08

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Qubes OS updates Weekly Review - Y2025-W08

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 
kernel-515-5.15.178-1.qubes.fc37.x86_64.rpm
kernel-515-devel-5.15.178-1.qubes.fc37.x86_64.rpm
kernel-515-modules-5.15.178-1.qubes.fc37.x86_64.rpm
kernel-515-qubes-vm-5.15.178-1.qubes.fc37.x86_64.rpm
kernel-latest-6.13.4-1.qubes.fc37.x86_64.rpm
kernel-latest-6.13.4-1.qubes.fc41.x86_64.rpm
kernel-latest-devel-6.13.4-1.qubes.fc37.x86_64.rpm
kernel-latest-devel-6.13.4-1.qubes.fc41.x86_64.rpm
kernel-latest-modules-6.13.4-1.qubes.fc37.x86_64.rpm
kernel-latest-modules-6.13.4-1.qubes.fc41.x86_64.rpm
kernel-latest-qubes-vm-6.13.4-1.qubes.fc37.x86_64.rpm
kernel-latest-qubes-vm-6.13.4-1.qubes.fc41.x86_64.rpm
libqrexec-utils2_4.2.23-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
libqrexec-utils2_4.2.23-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
libqrexec-utils2_4.2.23-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
libqrexec-utils2_4.2.23-1+noble1_amd64.deb
libqrexec-utils2-dbgsym_4.2.23-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
libqrexec-utils2-dbgsym_4.2.23-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
libqrexec-utils-dev_4.2.23-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
libqrexec-utils-dev_4.2.23-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
libqrexec-utils-dev_4.2.23-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
libqrexec-utils-dev_4.2.23-1+noble1_amd64.deb
python3-dnf-plugins-qubes-hooks-4.2.41-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
python3-dnf-plugins-qubes-hooks-4.3.17-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
python3-qrexec_4.2.23-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
python3-qrexec_4.2.23-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
python3-qrexec_4.2.23-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
python3-qrexec_4.2.23-1+noble1_amd64.deb
python3-qui_4.3.9-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
python3-qui_4.3.9-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
python3-qui_4.3.9-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
python3-qui_4.3.9-1+noble1_amd64.deb
python3-xen-4.19.1-3.fc41.x86_64.rpm
qubes-artwork_4.3.5-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-artwork_4.3.5-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-artwork-4.3.5-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-artwork-4.3.5-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-artwork_4.3.5-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-artwork_4.3.5-1+noble1_amd64.deb
qubes-artwork-anaconda-4.3.5-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-artwork-anaconda-4.3.5-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-artwork-efi-4.3.5-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-artwork-efi-4.3.5-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-artwork-plymouth-4.3.5-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-artwork-plymouth-4.3.5-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent_4.2.41-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent_4.2.41-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-4.2.41-1.fc40.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-4.2.41-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent_4.2.41-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent_4.2.41-1+noble1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent_4.3.17-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent_4.3.17-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-4.3.17-1.fc40.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-4.3.17-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent_4.3.17-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent_4.3.17-1+noble1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-caja_4.2.41-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-caja_4.2.41-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-caja-4.2.41-1.fc40.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-caja-4.2.41-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-caja_4.2.41-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-caja_4.2.41-1+noble1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-caja_4.3.17-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-caja_4.3.17-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-caja-4.3.17-1.fc40.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-caja-4.3.17-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-caja_4.3.17-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-caja_4.3.17-1+noble1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-dbgsym_4.2.41-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-dbgsym_4.2.41-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-dbgsym_4.3.17-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-dbgsym_4.3.17-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-dom0-updates_4.2.41-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-dom0-updates_4.2.41-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-dom0-updates-4.2.41-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-dom0-updates-4.2.41-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-dom0-updates_4.2.41-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-dom0-updates_4.2.41-1+noble1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-dom0-updates_4.3.17-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-dom0-updates_4.3.17-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-dom0-updates-4.3.17-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-dom0-updates-4.3.17-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-dom0-updates_4.3.17-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-dom0-updates_4.3.17-1+noble1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-nautilus_4.2.41-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-nautilus_4.2.41-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-nautilus-4.2.41-1.fc40.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-nautilus-4.2.41-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-nautilus_4.2.41-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-nautilus_4.2.41-1+noble1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-nautilus_4.3.17-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-nautilus_4.3.17-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-nautilus-4.3.17-1.fc40.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-nautilus-4.3.17-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-nautilus_4.3.17-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-nautilus_4.3.17-1+noble1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-networking_4.2.41-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-networking_4.2.41-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-networking-4.2.41-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-networking-4.2.41-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-networking_4.2.41-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-networking_4.2.41-1+noble1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-networking_4.3.17-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-networking_4.3.17-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-networking-4.3.17-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-networking-4.3.17-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-networking_4.3.17-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-networking_4.3.17-1+noble1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-network-manager_4.2.41-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-network-manager_4.2.41-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-network-manager-4.2.41-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-network-manager-4.2.41-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-network-manager_4.2.41-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-network-manager_4.2.41-1+noble1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-network-manager_4.3.17-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-network-manager_4.3.17-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-network-manager-4.3.17-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-network-manager-4.3.17-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-network-manager_4.3.17-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-network-manager_4.3.17-1+noble1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-passwordless-root_4.2.41-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-passwordless-root_4.2.41-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-passwordless-root-4.2.41-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-passwordless-root-4.2.41-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-passwordless-root_4.2.41-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-passwordless-root_4.2.41-1+noble1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-passwordless-root_4.3.17-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-passwordless-root_4.3.17-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-passwordless-root-4.3.17-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-passwordless-root-4.3.17-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-passwordless-root_4.3.17-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-passwordless-root_4.3.17-1+noble1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-selinux-4.2.41-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-selinux-4.2.41-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-selinux-4.3.17-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-selinux-4.3.17-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-agent-systemd-4.2.41-1.fc40.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-systemd-4.2.41-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-systemd-4.3.17-1.fc40.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-systemd-4.3.17-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-thunar_4.2.41-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-thunar_4.2.41-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-thunar-4.2.41-1.fc40.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-thunar-4.2.41-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-thunar_4.2.41-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-thunar_4.2.41-1+noble1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-thunar_4.3.17-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-thunar_4.3.17-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-thunar-4.3.17-1.fc40.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-thunar-4.3.17-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-agent-thunar_4.3.17-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-agent-thunar_4.3.17-1+noble1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-dom0-4.2.37-1.fc37.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-dom0-4.3.18-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-core-qrexec_4.2.23-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-qrexec_4.2.23-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-qrexec-4.2.23-1.fc37.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-qrexec-4.2.23-1.fc40.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-qrexec-4.2.23-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-qrexec_4.2.23-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-qrexec_4.2.23-1+noble1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-qrexec-dbgsym_4.2.23-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-qrexec-dbgsym_4.2.23-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-core-qrexec-devel-4.2.23-1.fc37.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-qrexec-devel-4.2.23-1.fc40.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-qrexec-devel-4.2.23-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-qrexec-dom0-4.2.23-1.fc37.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-qrexec-libs-4.2.23-1.fc37.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-qrexec-libs-4.2.23-1.fc40.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-qrexec-libs-4.2.23-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-qrexec-vm-4.2.23-1.fc40.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-qrexec-vm-4.2.23-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-qrexec-vm-selinux-4.2.23-1.fc40.x86_64.rpm
qubes-core-qrexec-vm-selinux-4.2.23-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
qubes-desktop-linux-manager_4.3.9-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-desktop-linux-manager_4.3.9-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-desktop-linux-manager-4.3.9-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-desktop-linux-manager-4.3.9-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-desktop-linux-manager_4.3.9-1+jammy1_amd64.deb
qubes-desktop-linux-manager_4.3.9-1+noble1_amd64.deb
qubes-manager_4.3.9-1+deb12u1_amd64.deb
qubes-manager_4.3.9-1+deb13u1_amd64.deb
qubes-manager-4.3.9-1.fc40.noarch.rpm
qubes-manager-4.3.9-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
qubes-manager_4.3.9-1+noble1_amd64.deb
qubes-vm-core-4.2.41-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
qubes-vm-core-4.3.17-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
qubes-vm-dom0-updates-4.3.17-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
qubes-vm-keyring-4.2.41-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
qubes-vm-keyring-4.3.17-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
qubes-vm-networking-4.2.41-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
qubes-vm-networking-4.3.17-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
qubes-vm-passwordless-root-4.2.41-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
qubes-vm-passwordless-root-4.3.17-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
qubes-vm-qrexec-4.2.23-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
qubes-vm-xen-4.19.1-3-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
xen-4.19.1-3.fc41.x86_64.rpm
xen-devel-4.19.1-3.fc41.x86_64.rpm
xen-doc-4.19.1-3.fc41.noarch.rpm
xen-hvm-stubdom-linux-4.3.2-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
xen-hvm-stubdom-linux-full-4.3.2-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
xen-hypervisor-4.19.1-3.fc41.x86_64.rpm
xen-libs-4.19.1-3.fc41.x86_64.rpm
xen-licenses-4.19.1-3.fc41.x86_64.rpm
xen-runtime-4.19.1-3.fc41.x86_64.rpm

Highlights

Details

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

  • vmm-xen v4.19.1-4 (r4.3)
    Yet another fix to support 13th generation Intel graphical displays for sys-gui-gpu

  • artwork v4.3.5-1 & v4.3.6-1 (r4.3)
    . Assuring Qubes OS Artwork (background, icons, …) will be used instead of Fedora artwork.
    . Dom0 icon is changed a little bit.

  • vmm-xen-stubdom-linux v4.3.3 (r4.3)
    Emulated graphics for HVM was broken and is fixed.

  • linux-kernel-515 v5.15.178-1 (LTS) (r4.2)
    linux-kernel-61 v6.1.129-1 (Stable) (r4.2)
    linux-kernel-latest v6.13.4-1-latest (r4.2 & r4.3)
    . As usual, the link to the announcement here. And the changelog here. The Xen patch appears to be related to VM suspention. I see a fix for iommu potential memory leak. There are two other Xen patches as well.
    . Kernel changes are very long. Reviewing and understanding all of the patches are extremely hard and cumbersome (if not impossible). Fortunately there are specialised websites which summarise the changes. Like kernelnewbies for general review and phoronix for hardware support improvement changes.
    . The stable kernel will be switched from 6.6 to 6.12. This was necessary for better hardware support for newer machines. Installation on those machines will not require choosing kernel-latest on the forthcoming installer. If you need the old stable for any reasons, it will be packaged as kernel-66.

  • core-admin v4.2.37 (r4.2)
    This includes mostly unittests and two minor fix.

  • core-agent-linux v4.3.17 (r4.3)
    core-agent-linux v4.2.41 (r4.2)
    . Adding a missing dependency for NetworkManager.
    . Drastically decreasing memory usage for minimal sys-usb and minimal sys-net.
    . Changes which have been tested on r4.3 and are now coming to r4.2, mostly discussed in previous versions of the newsletter.

  • core-qrexec v4.2.23 (r4.2)
    Very long list of patches which were tested on r4.3 and are now coming to r4.2.

  • desktop-linux-manager v4.3.9 (r4.3)
    . Major change to look and feel of GTK based GUI tools and widgets.
    . Improved Global Config with much changes in look and feel. Screenshot:

    Y2025-W08-Global-Config
    Y2025-W08-Global-Config1231×883 130 KB

    . The Status Tray widget icons are now flat gray. Good for both light and dark themes. Screenshot:
    Y2025-W08-qui

Epilogue

One of the kind forum members has collected all of the previous versions of the Newsletter via Discourse API and added them to my Github repository. If you want/need to access Newsletters from Github, here is the link.

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I like the changes to the UI, it’s clean and a big improvement.

I always hated the random icons, the new minimalistic/modern icons look great.

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