Fedora 36 reaches EOL on 2023-05-16

[Andrew David Wong]

Dear Qubes Community,

The Fedora Project has [announced](https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/anno...@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/4GXBZJSGQ2PEKIBM2APCTLXBS6IDKSOP/) that Fedora 36 will reach EOL ([end-of-life](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/End_of_life)) on 2023-05-16. We strongly recommend that all users [upgrade](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/templates/fedora/#upgrading) their Fedora templates and standalones to [Fedora 37](https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2023/03/03/fedora-37-templates-available/) no later than 2023-05-16.

We provide fresh Fedora 37 template packages through the official Qubes repositories, which you can install in dom0 by following the standard [installation instructions](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/templates/fedora/#installing). Alternatively, we also provide step-by-step instructions for [performing an in-place upgrade](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/templates/fedora/in-place-upgrade/) of an existing Fedora template. After upgrading your templates, please remember to [switch all qubes that were using the old template to use the new one](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/templates/#switching).

For a complete list of template releases that are supported for your specific Qubes release, see our [supported template releases](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/supported-releases/#templates).

Please note that no user action is required regarding the OS version in dom0. For details, please see our [note on dom0 and EOL](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/supported-releases/#note-on-dom0-and-eol).


This announcement is also available on the Qubes website:
https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2023/05/11/fedora-36-reaches-eol-on-2023-05-16/

[Leo28C]

Five day warning... Very nice of them...

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[Stuart Perkins]

On Thu, 11 May 2023 15:20:17 -0700

Andrew David Wong <a...@qubes-os.org> wrote:

Wonderful warning. Nothing like advance notice. :/

Following the procedure here...

https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/templates/fedora/in-place-upgrade/

It kind of works, but there is an issue.

Trying to attach the cache space image gets the error that it is not "exposed" so I had to work around it. Perhaps due to the fact that I don't use LVM on my machine...and the install put the bulk of the available storage in /var/lib/qubes, which is NOT exposed. I don't wish to add the additional layer of LVM complication to an already encrypted system.

I have a 700gb image I used to contain a 600gb image where I collect files for archive purposes. I mount the 700gb image in dom0 at a mount point in /mnt, and create the cache image in that space to attach to which ever Qube I desire. After doing the losetup, I use the device menu to attach it to the Qube. This works.

Since I have modified the fedora-36 template to add claws-mail, gimp and dosbox-x (I use an old editor that requires it to be usable), it is best to upgrade in place after clone. I have two fedora-36 templates...one with no modifications and one with the aforementioned software additions. The unmodified one is used by sys-net, sys-firewall and such.

Qubes 4.1 with Xfce desktop, Lenovo w540.

Stuart