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title: The Fedora TemplateVM
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# The Fedora TemplateVM

The Fedora [TemplateVM] is the default TemplateVM in Qubes OS. This page is about the standard (or "full") Fedora TemplateVM. For the minimal and Xfce versions, please see the [Minimal TemplateVMs] and [Fedora Xfce] pages.


## Installing

To [install] a specific Fedora TemplateVM that is not currently installed in your system, use the following command in dom0:

    $ sudo qubes-dom0-update qubes-template-fedora-XX

   (Replace `XX` with the Fedora version number of the template you wish to install.)

To reinstall a Fedora TemplateVM that is already installed in your system, see [How to Reinstall a TemplateVM].


## After Installing

After installing a fresh Fedora TemplateVM, we recommend performing the following steps:

1. [Update the TemplateVM].

2. [Switch any TemplateBasedVMs that are based on the old TemplateVM to the new one][switch].

3. If desired, [uninstall the old TemplateVM].


## Updating

For routine daily updates within a given release, see [Updating software in TemplateVMs].


## Upgrading

There are two ways to upgrade your TemplateVM to a new Fedora release:

 - [Install a fresh template to replace the existing one.](#installing) This option may be simpler for less experienced users. After you install the new template, redo all desired template modifications and [switch everything that was set to the old template to the new template][switch]. You may want to write down the modifications you make to your templates so that you remember what to redo on each fresh install. To see a log of package manager actions, open a terminal in the old Fedora template and use the `dnf history` command.

 - [Perform an in-place upgrade of an existing Fedora template.][Upgrading Fedora TemplateVMs] This option will preserve any modifications you've made to the template, but it may be more complicated for less experienced users.


[TemplateVM]: /doc/templates/
[Fedora Xfce]: /doc/templates/fedora-xfce/
[Minimal TemplateVMs]: /doc/templates/minimal/
[end-of-life]: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_Release_Life_Cycle#Maintenance_Schedule
[supported]: /doc/supported-versions/#templatevms
[How to Reinstall a TemplateVM]: /doc/reinstall-template/
[Update the TemplateVM]: /doc/software-update-vm/
[switch]: /doc/templates/#switching
[uninstall the old TemplateVM]: /doc/templates/#uninstalling
[Updating software in TemplateVMs]: /doc/software-update-domu/#updating-software-in-templatevms
[Upgrading Fedora TemplateVMs]: /doc/template/fedora/upgrade/
[install]: /doc/templates/#installing