Qubes OS 4.0 Images Released for VirtualBox and VMware

Qubes OS project announced the stable version of Qubes OS 4.0 after two years of development. “After nearly two years in development and countless hours of testing, we’re pleased to announce the stable release of Qubes OS 4.0. Version 4.0 includes several fundamental improvements to the security and functionality of Qubes OS: the Qubes Admin API; Qubes Core Stack version 3; fully virtualized virtual machines for enhanced security; multiple, flexible Disposable VM templates; a more expressive, user-friendly Qubes RPC policy system; a powerful new VM volume manager that makes it easy to keep VMs on external drives; enhanced TemplateVM security via split packages and network interface removal; more secure backups with scrypt for stronger key derivation and enforced encryption; re-written command-line tools with new options. Some course corrections along the way, such as the switch from HVM to PVH for most VMs in response to Meltdown and Spectre. Multiple Disposable VMs templates support; Non-encrypted backups no longer supported; split VM packages, for better support minimal, specialized templates; More flexible firewall interface for ease unikernel integration; Template VMs do not have network interface by default, qrexec-based updates proxy is used instead; More flexible IP addressing for VMs – custom IP, hidden from the IP; More flexible Qubes RPC policy – related ticket, documentation; New Qubes RPC confirmation window, including option to specify destination VM; New storage subsystem design; Dom0 update to Fedora 25 for better hardware support; Kernel 4.9.x…” You can checkout release announcement here.

We are providing you virtual images for latest version of Qubes OS 4.0 for VirtualBox and VMware.

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