qubes-doc/developer/releases/4_2/release-notes.md
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title: Qubes OS 4.2 release notes
permalink: /doc/releases/4.2/release-notes/
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_**Please note:** This page is still an unfinished draft in progress. It is being updated as Qubes 4.2 development and testing continues._
## New features and improvements since Qubes 4.1
- dom0 updated to Fedora 37 ([#6982](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/6982))
- Xen updated to 4.17
- SELinux support in Fedora templates ([#4239](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/4239))
- several GUI applications rewritten, including:
- applications menu (available as preview in R4.1 too) ([#6665](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/6665)), ([#5677](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/5677))
- global settings ([#6898](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/6898))
- new qube dialog
- system updater ([#7443](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/7443))
- grub.cfg stored in /boot/grub2/grub.cfg in UEFI boot to ([#7985](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/7985))
- pipewire support ([#6358](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/6358))
- fwupd integration to allow firmware updates ([#4855](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/4855))
- optional automatic clipboard clearing 3415 ([#3415](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/3415))
- official packages built using rewritten qubes-builder (qubes-builderv2), more details in [#6486](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/6486)
For a full list, including more detailed descriptions, please see
[here](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues?q=is%3Aissue+sort%3Aupdated-desc+milestone%3A%22Release+4.2%22+label%3A%22release+notes%22+is%3Aclosed).
## Known issues
For a full list of known 4.2 issues with open bug reports, please see
[here](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22Release+4.2%22+label%3A%22T%3A+bug%22).
We strongly recommend [updating Qubes OS](/doc/how-to-update/) immediately
after installation in order to apply any and all available bug fixes.
## Download
See [downloads](/downloads/).
## Installation instructions
See the [installation guide](/doc/installation-guide/).
## Upgrading
The in-place upgrade procedure is not prepared yet (https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/7832). Currently R4.2 can be tested by doing clean installation.
TODO: Please see [how to upgrade to Qubes 4.2](/doc/upgrade/4.2/).