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title: Supported Versions
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permalink: /doc/supported-versions/
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# Supported Versions
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This page details the level and period of support for versions of operating systems in the Qubes ecosystem.
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## Qubes OS
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Qubes OS releases are supported for **six months** after each subsequent major
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or minor release (see [Version Scheme]). The current release and past major
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releases are always available on the [Downloads] page, while all ISOs, including
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past minor releases, are available from our [download mirrors].
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| Qubes OS | Start Date | End Date | Status |
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| ------------- | ---------- | ---------- | --------------------- |
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| Release 1 | 2012-09-03 | 2015-03-26 | Unsupported |
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| Release 2 | 2014-09-26 | 2016-04-01 | Unsupported |
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| Release 3.0 | 2015-10-01 | 2016-09-09 | Unsupported |
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| Release 3.1 | 2016-03-09 | 2017-03-29 | Unsupported |
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| Release 3.2 | 2016-09-29 | 2019-03-28 | Unsupported |
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| Release 4.0 | 2018-03-28 | TBA | Supported |
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| Release 4.1 | TBA | TBA | [In development][4.1] |
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### Note on point releases
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Please note that point releases, such as 3.2.1 and 4.0.1, do not designate separate, new versions of Qubes OS.
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Rather, they designate their respective major or minor releases, such as 4.0 and 3.2, inclusive of all package updates up to a certain point.
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For example, installing Release 4.0 and fully updating it results in the same system as installing Release 4.0.1.
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Therefore, point releases are not displayed as separate rows on any of the tables on this page.
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## Dom0
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The table below shows the OS used for dom0 in each Qubes OS release.
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| Qubes OS | Dom0 OS |
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| ------------- | --------- |
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| Release 1 | Fedora 13 |
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| Release 2 | Fedora 18 |
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| Release 3.0 | Fedora 20 |
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| Release 3.1 | Fedora 20 |
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| Release 3.2 | Fedora 23 |
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| Release 4.0 | Fedora 25 |
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| Release 4.1 | Fedora 31 |
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### Note on dom0 and EOL
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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.).
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These components are [security-critical], and we provide updates for all of them (when necessary), regardless of the support status of the base distribution.
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For this reason, we consider it safe to continue using a given base distribution in dom0 even after it has reached EOL (end-of-life).
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## TemplateVMs
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The following table shows the [TemplateVM] versions **available** for each Qubes OS release:
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| Qubes OS | Fedora | Debian | Whonix |
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| ------------- | ---------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- | ---------- |
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| Release 1 | 18, 20 | None | None |
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| Release 2 | 21 | None | None |
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| Release 3.0 | 21, 22\*, 23 | 7 ("wheezy")\*, 8 ("jessie") | None |
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| Release 3.1 | 21, 22\*, 23 | 7 ("wheezy")\*, 8 ("jessie"), 9 ("stretch")\* | None |
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| Release 3.2 | 23\*, 24\*, 25\*, 26, 27, 28 | 8 ("jessie"), 9 ("stretch") | 13, 14 |
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| Release 4.0 | 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 | 8 ("jessie"), 9 ("stretch"), 10 ("buster") | 13, 14, 15 |
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| Release 4.1 | 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 | 8 ("jessie"), 9 ("stretch"), 10 ("buster") | 13, 14, 15 |
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\* Denotes versions for which we have published the packages but have not done
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extensive testing.
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The following tables show the **support status** of each [TemplateVM] provided by the Qubes OS Project.
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Currently, only [Fedora] and [Debian] TemplateVMs are officially supported by the Qubes OS Project.
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[Whonix] TemplateVMs are supported by our partner, the [Whonix Project].
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### Fedora
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Qubes support for each [Fedora] TemplateVM ends when that Fedora release reaches [end-of-life][fedora-eol], unless otherwise noted.
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| TemplateVM | Status |
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| ------------- | ----------- |
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| Fedora 18 | Unsupported |
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| Fedora 20 | Unsupported |
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| Fedora 21 | Unsupported |
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| Fedora 22 | Unsupported |
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| Fedora 23 | Unsupported |
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| Fedora 24 | Unsupported |
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| Fedora 25 | Unsupported |
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| Fedora 26 | Unsupported |
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| Fedora 27 | Unsupported |
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| Fedora 28 | Unsupported |
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| Fedora 29 | Unsupported |
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| Fedora 30 | Supported |
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| Fedora 31 | Supported |
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### Debian
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Qubes support for each [Debian] TemplateVM ends when that Debian release reaches [end-of-life][debian-eol], unless otherwise noted.
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| TemplateVM | Status |
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| ------------- | ------------ |
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| Debian 7 | Unsupported |
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| Debian 8 | Unsupported |
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| Debian 9 | Supported |
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| Debian 10 | Supported |
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### Note on Whonix support
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[Whonix] TemplateVMs are supported by our partner, the [Whonix Project].
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The Whonix Project has set its own support policy for Whonix TemplateVMs in Qubes.
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This policy requires Whonix TemplateVM users to stay reasonably close to the cutting edge by upgrading to new stable versions of Qubes OS and Whonix TemplateVMs within a month of their respective releases.
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To be precise:
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* One month after a new stable version of Qubes OS is released, Whonix TemplateVMs will no longer be supported on any older version of Qubes OS.
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This means that users who wish to continue using Whonix TemplateVMs on Qubes must always upgrade to the latest stable Qubes OS version within one month of its release.
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* One month after new stable versions of Whonix TemplateVMs are released, older versions of Whonix TemplateVMs will no longer be supported.
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This means that users who wish to continue using Whonix TemplateVMs on Qubes must always upgrade to the latest stable Whonix TemplateVM versions within one month of their release.
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We aim to announce both types of events one month in advance in order to remind users to upgrade.
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[Version Scheme]: /doc/version-scheme/
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[Downloads]: /downloads/
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[download mirrors]: /downloads/#mirrors
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[security-critical]: /doc/security-critical-code/
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[TemplateVM]: /doc/templates/
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[extended support]: /news/2018/03/28/qubes-40/#the-past-and-the-future
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[4.1]: https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22Release+4.1%22+
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[Fedora]: /doc/templates/fedora/
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[Debian]: /doc/templates/debian/
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[fedora-eol]: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/End_of_life
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[debian-eol]: https://wiki.debian.org/DebianReleases
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[Whonix]: /doc/whonix/
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[Whonix Project]: https://www.whonix.org/
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