支援的發行版

This page details the level and period of support for releases of operating systems in the Qubes ecosystem.

Qubes OS

Qubes OS releases are supported for six months after each subsequent major or minor release (see Version Scheme). The current release and past major releases are always available on the Downloads page, while all ISOs, including past minor releases, are available from our download mirrors.

Qubes OS	Start Date	End Date	狀態
發行版 1	2012-09-03	2015-03-26	Unsupported
發行版 2	2014-09-26	2016-04-01	Unsupported
發行版 3.0	2015-10-01	2016-09-09	Unsupported
發行版 3.1	2016-03-09	2017-03-29	Unsupported
發行版 3.2	2016-09-29	2019-03-28	Unsupported
發行版 4.0	2018-03-28	2022-08-04	Unsupported
發行版 4.1	2022-02-04	2024-06-18	Unsupported
發行版 4.2	2023-12-18	2026-06-21	Unsupported
發行版 4.3	2025-12-21	TBD	Supported

Note on patch releases

Please note that patch releases, such as 3.2.1 and 4.0.1, do not designate separate, new major or minor releases of Qubes OS. Rather, they designate their respective major or minor releases, such as 3.2 and 4.0, inclusive of all package updates up to a certain point. For example, installing Release 4.0 and fully updating it results in the same system as installing Release 4.0.1. Therefore, patch releases are not displayed as separate rows on any of the tables on this page.

Dom0

The table below shows the OS used for dom0 in each Qubes OS release.

Qubes OS	Dom0 OS
發行版 1	Fedora 13
發行版 2	Fedora 18
發行版 3.0	Fedora 20
發行版 3.1	Fedora 20
發行版 3.2	Fedora 23
發行版 4.0	Fedora 25
發行版 4.1	Fedora 32
發行版 4.2	Fedora 37
發行版 4.3	Fedora 41

Note on dom0 and EOL

Dom0 is isolated from domUs. DomUs can access only a few interfaces, such as Xen, device backends (in the dom0 kernel and in other VMs, such as the NetVM), and Qubes tools (gui-daemon, qrexec-daemon, etc.). These components are security-critical, and we provide updates for all of them (when necessary), regardless of the support status of the base distribution. For this reason, we consider it safe to continue using a given base distribution in dom0 even after it has reached end-of-life (EOL).

模板

The following table shows select template (and standalone) releases that are currently supported. Currently, only Fedora and Debian templates are officially supported by the Qubes OS Project. Whonix templates are supported by our partner, the Whonix Project. Qubes support for each template ends when that upstream release reaches end-of-life (EOL), even if that release is included in the table below. Please see below for distribution-specific notes.

It is the responsibility of each distribution to clearly notify its users in advance of its own EOL dates, and it is users’ responsibility to heed these notices by upgrading to supported releases. As a courtesy to Qubes users, we attempt to pass along upstream EOL notices we receive for select distributions, but our ability to do this reliably is dependent on the upstream distribution’s practices. For example, if a distribution provides a mailing list similar to qubes-announce, which allows us to receive only very important, infrequent messages, including EOL announcements, we are much more likely to be able to pass along EOL notices to Qubes users reliably. Qubes users can always check the EOL status of an upstream release on the upstream distribution’s website (see Fedora EOL and Debian Releases).

Qubes OS	Fedora	Debian
發行版 4.2	43	13
發行版 4.3	43	13

Note on Debian support

Debian releases have two EOL dates: regular and long-term support (LTS). See Debian Production Releases for a chart that illustrates this. Qubes support ends at the regular EOL date, not the LTS EOL date, unless a specific exception has been made.

Note on Whonix support

Whonix templates are supported by our partner, the Whonix Project. The Whonix Project has set its own support policy for Whonix templates in Qubes. Please see the Qubes-Whonix version support policy for details.