When’s kicksecure getting into QubesOS 4.3 templates?

When’s kicksecure getting into QubesOS 4.3 templates? I have

  • Official templates
  • Community templates

enabled. But, qvm-template list command on dom0 isn’t listing kicksecure-18.

By the time you posted that, the Template was only in qubes-templates-community-testing, Hence, command line parameter --enablerepo qubes-templates-community-testing would be needed.

qvm-template --enablerepo qubes-templates-community-testing list

In any case, Kicksecure could be installed as per installation documentation: Kicksecure for Qubes

The Template is now in the qubes-templates-community so the issue should be no longer occurring in any case.

The Template is now in the qubes-templates-community so the issue
should be no longer occurring in any case.

I am still not seeing kicksecure offered:

Output of qvm-template list command on dom0:

Installed Templates
debian-13-xfce  0:4.3.0-202512040043  @commandline
Available Templates
debian-12-minimal  0:4.3.0-202507031439  qubes-templates-itl
debian-12-xfce     0:4.3.0-202503100307  qubes-templates-itl
debian-12          0:4.3.0-202507031439  qubes-templates-itl
debian-13-minimal  0:4.3.0-202510232142  qubes-templates-itl
debian-13-xfce     0:4.3.0-202512040043  qubes-templates-itl
debian-13          0:4.3.0-202510232142  qubes-templates-itl
fedora-42-minimal  0:4.3.0-202510232219  qubes-templates-itl
fedora-42-xfce     0:4.3.0-202512040155  qubes-templates-itl
fedora-42          0:4.3.0-202510240005  qubes-templates-itl
qvm-template --enablerepo qubes-templates-community list

Or enabling qubes-templates-community repository in dom0 by default required.

  • Patrick Kicksecure developer
    December 22

qvm-template --enablerepo qubes-templates-community list

Or enabling qubes-templates-community repository in dom0 by default
required.

I think I already have qubes-templates-community repository in dom0
enabled:

qubes-templates-community  Qubes Community Templates repository  enabled
qubes-templates-itl        Qubes Templates repository            enabled

Yet, cannot see kicksecure-18 template in qvm-template list command
output.

OH, wait, JUST NOW, they appeared:

Installed Templates
debian-13-xfce  0:4.3.0-202512040043  @commandline
Available Templates
debian-12-minimal      0:4.3.0-202507031439  qubes-templates-itl
debian-12-xfce         0:4.3.0-202503100307  qubes-templates-itl
debian-12              0:4.3.0-202507031439  qubes-templates-itl
debian-13-minimal      0:4.3.0-202510232142  qubes-templates-itl
debian-13-xfce         0:4.3.0-202512040043  qubes-templates-itl
debian-13              0:4.3.0-202510232142  qubes-templates-itl
fedora-42-minimal      0:4.3.0-202510232219  qubes-templates-itl
fedora-42-xfce         0:4.3.0-202512040155  qubes-templates-itl
fedora-42              0:4.3.0-202510240005  qubes-templates-itl
kicksecure-18          0:4.3.0-202512071252  qubes-templates-community
whonix-gateway-18      0:4.3.0-202512071252  qubes-templates-community
whonix-workstation-18  0:4.3.0-202512111204  qubes-templates-community

Alright, thanks.

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