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Welcome to the Qubes OS Project

Qubes OS Architecture

Qubes is an open-source operating system designed to provide strong security for desktop computing using Security by Compartmentalization approach. Qubes is based on Xen, the X Window System, and Linux, and can run most Linux applications and utilize most of the Linux drivers. Qubes Release 1 was released in September 2012 and Release 2 in September 2014. Qubes also supports Windows-based AppVMs beginning with Release 2 (currently in "Beta"). Qubes Release 3 is coming soon and will introduce Hypervisor Abstraction Layer (HAL), allowing easy porting to alternative virtualization systems.

Recent News

  • Aug 10, 2015 Qubes OS 3.0 rc2 LiveUSB (alpha) has been released! announcement
  • Jul 31, 2015 Qubes OS 3.0 rc2 has been released! announcement
  • Apr 23, 2015 Qubes OS 3.0 rc1 has been released! announcement
  • Nov 20, 2014 Article about Qubes OS in Wired
  • Oct 19, 2014 LinuxCon EU 2014 slides: keynote and tutorial
  • Sep 26, 2014 Qubes OS R2 has been released! announcement
  • Aug 06, 2014 Qubes OS R2 rc2 has been released! announcement
  • Jul 16, 2014 Qubes Wiki now uses a CA-signed SSL cert (but you might also want to read also why this is mostly irrelevant)
  • Jul 03, 2014 ITL to present on Qubes OS at LinuxCon Europe: a keynote by Joanna Rutkowska and hands-on training by the core dev team! conference website
  • Apr 21, 2014 Qubes OS R2 rc1 has been released! announcement
  • Apr 12, 2014 Article about Qubes OS by the Freedom of the Press Foundation
  • Mar 28, 2014 Article about Qubes OS in The Economist
  • Feb 16, 2014 Qubes OS selected as a finalist of Access Innovation Prize 2014 for Endpoint Security Solution announcement
  • Dec 11, 2013 Qubes OS R2 Beta 3 has been released! announcement
  • Nov 26, 2013 Windows 7 seamless GUI integration coming to Qubes OS! article
  • Jun 21, 2013 Qubes OS R3 Alpha preview: Odyssey HAL in action! announcement
  • Mar 21, 2013 Introducing Qubes Odyssey Framework article