The major new architectural feature of this release has been the introduction of the Qubes Management infrastructure, which is based on the popular Salt management software.
In Qubes 3.1, this management stack makes it possible to conveniently control system-wide Qubes configuration using centralized, declarative statements. Declarative is the key word here: it makes creating advanced configurations significantly simpler. (The user or administrator needs only to specify what they want to get, rather than how they want to get it).
Not a jab, just curious.
I haven’t tried it yet. Guess it’s time I rectify that situation.
I haven’t tried it yet, but this seems like a big step in the right direction – making it easier for users to set up and manage the system should encourage more people to try it. And the release notes mention even more powerful management features to follow.
All in all, this kind of progress is very encouraging, because securing our computers is only going to become more important with time.