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Add qubes-vm-update and new CLI update recommendation #1416

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- Qubes Global Settings ([#6898](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/6898))
- Create New Qube
- Qubes Update ([#7443](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/7443))
- New `qubes-vm-update` tool ([#7443](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/7443))
- Unified `grub.cfg` location for both UEFI and legacy boot ([#7985](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/7985))
- PipeWire support ([#6358](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/6358))
- fwupd integration for firmware updates ([#4855](https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/4855))
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For more information, see [RPC policies](/doc/rpc-policy/) and [Qube configuration interface](/doc/vm-interface/#qubes-rpc).

- Beginning with Qubes 4.2, the recommended way to update Qubes OS via the command line has changed. Salt is no longer the preferred method, though it is still supported. Instead, `qubes-dom0-update` is recommended for updating dom0, and `qubes-vm-update` is recommended for updating templates and standalones. (The recommended way to update via the GUI has not changed. The Qubes Update tool is still the preferred method.) For more information, see [How to update](/doc/how-to-update/).

## Download

All Qubes ISOs and associated [verification files](/security/verifying-signatures/) are available on the [downloads](/downloads/) page.
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