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Imagineos (formerly GoblinX) was a bootable live CD distribution based on Slackware Linux. The primary goal for Imagineos was to create a more pleasant and functional desktop, standardising all icons and themes to make it easy for novice users to learn about available applications.
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2024-06-06 |
NEW • Distribution Release: NixOS 24.05 |
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NixOS is an independently developed GNU/Linux distribution that aims to improve the state of the art in system configuration management using the Nix package manager. The project has published NixOS 24.05 which includes updates to GNOME (version 46), Plasma (version 6), and the Linux kernel (version 6.6). "In addition to numerous new and upgraded packages, this release has the following highlights: The default kernel package has been updated from 6.1 to 6.6. All supported kernels remain available. For each supporting version of the Linux kernel, firmware blobs are compressed with zstd. For firmware blobs this means an increase of 4.4% in size, however a significantly higher decompression speed. NixOS now installs a stub ELF loader that prints an informative error message when users attempt to run binaries not made for NixOS." Additional information can be found in the project's release announcement and in the release notes. Download (pkglist): latest-nixos-gnome-x86_64-linux.iso (2,480MB, SHA256), latest-nixos-plasma6-x86_64-linux.iso (2,948MB, SHA256). |
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2023-11-30 |
NEW • Distribution Release: NixOS 23.11 |
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NixOS is an independent distribution based around the Nix package andsystem manager. The project's latest release is NixOS 23.11 which upgrades the LLVM build software and introduces GNOME 45, along with several other package upgrades and new modules. "In addition to packages the NixOS distribution also features modules and tests that make it what it is. This release brought 113 new modules and removed 18. In that process we added 1565 options and removed 362. GNOME 45 - GNOME has been updated to version 45 "Rīga", which introduces a new image viewer, a new camera app, and more changes. Refer to the release notes for more details. Default LLVM version - The default version for the LLVM package set has been updated to 16 (from 11) on both Linux and Darwin, which introduced lots of new features and improvements. The full lists of changes are available here (LLVM) and here (Clang)." Additional information is available in the project's release announcement. Download (pkglist): latest-nixos-gnome-x86_64-linux.iso (2,385MB, SHA256), latest-nixos-plasma5-x86_64-linux.iso (2,555MB, SHA256). |
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2023-06-01 |
NEW • Distribution Release: NixOS 23.05 |
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NixOS is an independently developed GNU/Linux distribution that aims to improve the state of the art in system configuration management. The project's latest version, NixOS 23.05, mostly provides updates desktop enviroments and a newer Linux kernel. "In addition to numerous new and upgraded packages, this release has the following highlights: Core version changes: default linux: 5.15 -> 6.1, all supported kernels available. systemd has been updated to v253.1, see the pull request for more info. It’s recommended to use nixos-rebuild boot and reboot, rather than nixos-rebuild switch - since in some rare cases the switch of a live system might fail. glibc: 2.35 -> 2.37. Cinnamon has been updated to 5.6, see the pull request for what is changed. GNOME has been upgraded to version 44. Please see the release notes for details. KDE Plasma has been updated to v5.27, see the release notes for what is changed. Python implements PEP 668, providing better feedback to users that try to run pip install system-wide. nixos-rebuild now supports an extra --specialisation option that can be used to change specialisation for switch and test commands. libxcrypt, the library providing the crypt(3) password hashing function, is now built without support for algorithms not flagged strong. This affects the availability of password hashing algorithms used for system login (login(1), passwd(1)), but also Apache2 Basic-Auth, Samba, OpenLDAP, Dovecot, and many other packages." Additional details are offered in the pojrct's release notes. Download (pkglist): latest-nixos-gnome-x86_64-linux.iso (2,384MB, SHA256), latest-nixos-plasma5-x86_64-linux.iso (2,436MB, SHA256), latest-nixos-minimal-x86_64-linux.iso (812MB, SHA256). |
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2022-12-01 |
NEW • Distribution Release: NixOS 22.11 |
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NixOS is an independently developed GNU/Linux distribution that uses the advanced Nix package manager for software management and system configuration. The project's latest release is NixOS 22.11 "Raccoon". One of the key changes in this version is an adjustment in how account passwords are handled. The release announcement shares some details: "During the NixOS 22.11 lifecycle old password hashes may need to be updated, because we plan to disable weak password hashes in NixOS 23.05. We consider password hashing methods weak, if the libxcrypt project did not flag them strong. If your system is configured with weak hashes a script will emit a warning during activation. We expect most users accounts to be set up with sha512crypt (hash prefixed with $6$) which we will continue to support. Interactively configured passwords can be updated using passwd, new password hashes can be generated through mkpasswd." Additional information and a summary of changes in the new version of NixOS can be found in the project's release notes. Download (pkglist): latest-nixos-gnome-x86_64-linux.iso (2,290MB, SHA256), latest-nixos-plasma5-x86_64-linux.iso (2,365MB, SHA256), latest-nixos-minimal-x86_64-linux.iso (827MB, SHA256). |
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2022-05-30 |
NEW • Distribution Release: NixOS 22.05 |
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The NixOS team have announced the launch of NixOS 22.05, the latest version of their distribution which is built around the advanced Nix package manager. "A highlight of the release is Nix 2.8, which brings experimental flakes support for the default installed Nix version, along with tonnes of fixes, features and general improvements. Of course, these are just two things I want to highlight here. Not to mention the countless improvements, bug fixes and new features that have also gone into this release. I would like to thank every single contributor who has contributed to this release. Every NixOS release is an improvement over the previous one and I am already looking forward to the improvements of 22.11. Please remember that the new release also means that 21.11 channel is now obsolete and will only be updated for an another month." Additional information is provided in the release announcement and in the release notes. Download (pkglist): latest-nixos-gnome-x86_64-linux.iso (2,195MB, SHA256), latest-nixos-plasma5-x86_64-linux.iso (1,700MB, SHA256), latest-nixos-minimal-x86_64-linux.iso (824MB, SHA256). |
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2021-12-01 |
NEW • Distribution Release: NixOS 21.11 |
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NixOS is an independently developed GNU/Linux distribution that aims to improve the state of the art in system configuration management. In NixOS, the entire operating system, including the kernel, applications, system packages and configuration files, are built by the Nix package manager. The project's latest release is NixOS 21.11 which includes the following highlights: "The default Nix version remains at 2.3.16. Nix has not been updated to version 2.4 due to regressions in non-experimental behavior. To upgrade to 2.4, use the nixos-unstable branch or set the nix.package option to either of nixFlakes or nix_2_4 packages. The nixUnstable attribute is a pre-release of Nix 2.5. Read the release notes for more information on upcoming changes. Please help us improve Nix by providing any breakage reports. iptables now uses nf_tables backend. PHP now defaults to PHP 8.0, updated from 7.4. kops now defaults to 1.21.1, which uses containerd as the default runtime. python3 now defaults to Python 3.9, updated from Python 3.8. PostgreSQL now defaults to major version 13." Further information is available through the project's release annoucement and in the release notes. Download (pkglist): latest-nixos-gnome-x86_64-linux.iso (2,028MB, SHA256), latest-nixos-plasma5-x86_64-linux.iso (1,652MB, SHA256), latest-nixos-minimal-x86_64-linux.iso (765MB, SHA256). |
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2021-06-02 |
NEW • Distribution Release: NixOS 21.05 |
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NixOS is an independently developed GNU/Linux distribution that aims to improve the state of the art in system configuration management. In NixOS, the entire operating system, including the kernel, applications, system packages and configuration files, are built by the Nix package manager. The distribution's latest release is NixOS 21.05 "Okapi" features significant upgrades to the Linux kernel and GNU Compiler Collection, along with the GNOME, Cinnamon and KDE Plasma desktops. "Support is planned until the end of December 2021, handing over to 21.11. In addition to numerous new and upgraded packages, this release has the following highlights: Core version changes: GCC 10.3.0, glibc 2.32, default Linux kernel 5.10 - all supported kernels available, MESA 20.1.7 21.0.1; desktop environments - GNOME 3.40, Plasma 5.21.3, KDE Applications 20.12.3, Cinnamon: 4.8.1; programming languages and frameworks - Python optimizations were disabled again; builds with optimizations enabled are not reproducible; optimizations can now be enabled with an option; the 'linux_latest' kernel has been updated to the 5.12 series - it currently is not officially supported for use with the ZFS filesystem" The release announcement and release notes provide more details. Download (pkglist): latest-nixos-plasma5-x86_64-linux.iso (1,401MB, SHA256), latest-nixos-gnome-x86_64-linux.iso (1,890MB, SHA256), latest-nixos-minimal-x86_64-linux.iso (665MB, SHA256). |
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2020-10-27 |
NEW • Distribution Release: NixOS 20.09 |
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NixOS is an independent Linux distribution which showcases the Nix advanced package manager. The project's latest release is NixOS 20.09 which is supported through to April 2021 and places a focus on stabilizing the core system. "Stabilization of the NixOS happens a month before planned release. The goal is to have as little as possible continuous integration (Hydra) jobs failing before the release is cut. While we would like to release on time, a high quality release is more important. I think that the 20.09 release highlighted a few weak points with our current release schedule. Discussions have already began on how to improve the process from the beginning, to help minimize risk, and set ourselves up for more successes in the future. I want to thank WORLDofPEACE (my co-release-manager) for helping me with release management items, Thomas Tuegel for helping with Qt and Plasma stabilization, as well as Robert Scott for his work with release stabilization." Further information is available on the project's news page and in the release notes. Download (pkglist): latest-nixos-plasma5-x86_64-linux.iso (1,260MB, SHA256), latest-nixos-gnome-x86_64-linux.iso (1,348MB, SHA256), latest-nixos-minimal-x86_64-linux.iso (571MB, SHA256). |
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2020-04-21 |
NEW • Distribution Release: NixOS 20.03 |
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The NixOS project has announced the release of NixOS 20.03, the latest stable version of the project's independently-developed Linux distribution with a unique approach to package and configuration management, as well as a custom package manager called "Nix": "Release 20.03 'Markhor'. In addition to numerous new and upgraded packages, this release has the following highlights: support is planned until the end of October 2020, handing over to 20.09; core version changes - GCC 9.2.0, glibc 2.30, Linux kernel 5.4, Mesa 19.3.3, OpenSSL 1.1.1d; desktop version changes - KDE Plasma 5.17.5, KDE Applications: 19.12.3, GNOME 3.34, Pantheon 5.1.3; Linux kernel is updated to branch 5.4 by default; PostgreSQL for NixOS service now defaults to version 11; the graphical installer image starts the graphical session automatically, before you'd be greeted by a tty and asked to enter systemctl start display-manager; it is now possible to disable the display-manager from running by selecting the 'Disable display-manager' quirk in the boot menu." Read the detailed release notes for further information. Download (SHA256, pkglist): nixos-plasma5-20.03-x86_64-linux.iso (1,188MB), nixos-minimal-20.03-x86_64-linux.iso (540MB), nixos-minimal-20.03-i686-linux.iso (528MB). |
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2019-10-09 |
NEW • Distribution Release: NixOS 19.09 |
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NixOS is an independently-developed distribution that aims to improve the state of the art in system configuration management. In NixOS, the entire operating system, including the kernel, applications, system packages and configuration files, are built by the Nix package manager. The project has released version 19.09 of NixOS which provides approximately six months of support. "In addition to numerous new and upgraded packages, this release has the following highlights. End of support is planned for end of April 2020, handing over to 20.03. PHP now defaults to PHP 7.3, updated from 7.2. PHP 7.1 is no longer supported due to upstream not supporting this version for the entire lifecycle of the 19.09 release. The binfmt module is now easier to use. Additional systems can be added. The installer now uses a less privileged nixos user whereas before we logged in as root. To gain root privileges use sudo -i without a password. We've updated to Xfce 4.14. There are incompatibilities with the current Xfce module; it doesn't support Thunar plugins. The GNOME 3 desktop manager module sports an interface to enable/disable core services, applications and optional GNOME packages like games." Additional information can be found in the project's release notes. Download (pkglist): nixos-graphical-19.09.716.88bbb3c8096-x86_64-linux.iso (1,281MB, SHA256), nixos-minimal-19.09.716.88bbb3c8096-x86_64-linux.iso (540MB, SHA256). |
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2019-04-11 |
NEW • Distribution Release: NixOS 19.03 |
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NixOS is an independent Linux distribution which uses and showcases the Nix package manager. Using Nix, the operating system can install snapshots of packages and manage software and services through a central configuration file. The project's latest release, NixOS 19.03, features iprovements to Kubernetes and offers a UEFI-enabled image for Aarch64-powered computers. "A major refactoring of the Kubernetes module has been completed. Refactorings primarily focus on decoupling components and enhancing security. Two-way TLS and RBAC has been enabled by default for all components, which slightly changes the way the module is configured. See: Chapter 32, Kubernetes for details. There is now a set of confinement options for systemd.services, which allows to restrict services into a chroot(2)ed environment that only contains the store paths from the runtime closure of the service. A UEFI installer image for Aarch64 is now built by Hydra. It should work on all devices with a UEFI implementation such as upstream u-boot." Further details can be found in the distribution's release notes. Download (pkglist): nixos-graphical-19.03.172138.5c52b25283a-x86_64-linux.iso (1,121MB, SHA256), nixos-minimal-19.03.172138.5c52b25283a-x86_64-linux.iso (520MB, SHA256). |
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2018-10-06 |
NEW • Distribution Release: NixOS 18.09 |
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NixOS is an independently developed GNU/Linux distribution that aims to improve the state of system configuration management through the Nix package manager. The project has released a new version, NixOS 18.09, which carries the code name "Jellyfish" and will be supported through to April of 2019. "In addition to numerous new and upgraded packages, this release has the following notable updates: end of support is planned for end of April 2019, handing over to 19.03. Platform support: x86_64-linux and x86_64-darwin. Support for aarch64-linux is as with the previous releases, not equivalent to the x86-64-linux release, but with efforts to reach parity. Nix has been updated to 2.1; see its release notes. Core versions: Linux kernel 4.14 LTS (unchanged), glibc 2.27, GCC 7 (unchanged), systemd 239. Desktop version changes: GNOME: 3.28, KDE Plasma 5.13. Notable changes and additions for 18.09 include support for wrapping binaries using Firejail has been added; user channels are now in the default NIX_PATH, allowing users to use their personal nix-channel defined channels in nix-build and nix-shell commands, as well as in imports like import...." Further details can be found in the project's release notes. Download (pkglist): nixos-18.09.776.6a3f5bcb061/nixos-graphical-18.09.776.6a3f5bcb061-x86_64-linux.iso (1,095MB, SHA256, torrent), nixos-18.09.776.6a3f5bcb061/nixos-minimal-18.09.776.6a3f5bcb061-x86_64-linux.iso (516MB, SHA256). |
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2018-04-04 |
NEW • Distribution Release: NixOS 18.03 |
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NixOS is an independently developed Linux distribution which is configured and managed using the Nix package manager. The NixOS project has released a new version, NixOS 18.03, which includes version 2.0 of the Nix package manager minor upgrades to the GNOME and KDE Plasma desktops along with several new services. "In addition to numerous new and upgraded packages, this release has the following highlights: End of support is planned for end of October 2018, handing over to 18.09. Platform support: x86_64-linux and x86_64-darwin since release time (the latter isn't NixOS, really). Binaries for aarch64-linux are available, but no channel exists yet, as it's waiting for some test fixes. Nix now defaults to 2.0; see its release notes. Core version changes: Linux kernel 4.9 to 4.14, glibc 2.25 to 2.26, gcc 6 to 7, systemd 234 to 237. Desktop version changes: GNOME 3.24 to 3.26, (KDE) Plasma Desktop 5.10 to 5.12. MariaDB 10.2, updated from 10.1, is now the default MySQL implementation." Further information can be found in the distribution's release notes. NixOS is available in a full Graphical edition running KDE Plasma and a Minimal edition which features a command line interface. Download (pkglist): nixos-graphical-18.03.131768.a74969256b0-x86_64-linux.iso (1,011MB, SHA256), nixos-minimal-18.03.131768.a74969256b0-x86_64-linux.iso (415MB, SHA256). |
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2017-10-03 |
NEW • Distribution Release: NixOS 17.09 |
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NixOS is a Linux distribution which is assembled using the Nix package manager. Nix features package snapshots, rollbacks and the ability to manage the configuration of the operating system and its services. The NixOS project has released a new update, NixOS 17.09. The new version offers updated desktop packages, the ability to revive old user identification numbers (UIDs) and many new services. "In addition to numerous new and upgraded packages, this release has the following highlights: The GNOME version is now 3.24. KDE Plasma was upgraded to 5.10, KDE Applications to 17.08.1 and KDE Frameworks to 5.37. The user handling now keeps track of deallocated UIDs/GIDs. When a user or group is revived, this allows it to be allocated the UID/GID it had before. A consequence is that UIDs and GIDs are no longer reused. The handling of SSL in the services.nginx module has been cleaned up, renaming the misnamed enableSSL to onlySSL which reflects its original intention. This is not to be used with the already existing forceSSL which creates a second non-SSL virtual host redirecting to the SSL virtual host." A complete list of new changes and services can be found in the release notes. NixOS is available in Graphical and Minimal editions. Download (pkglist): nixos-graphical-17.09.1462.07ca7b64d2-x86_64-linux.iso (803MB, SHA256), nixos-minimal-17.09.1462.07ca7b64d2-x86_64-linux.iso (331MB, SHA256). |
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2017-03-31 |
NEW • Distribution Release: NixOS 17.03 |
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NixOS is an independently developed Linux distribution which uses the Nix package manager to handle packages and system configuration. NixOS offers many advanced package management features, including roll backs and atomic package operations. The project's latest release, NixOS 17.03, ships with the KDE Plasma 5 desktop environment which replaces KDE 4. The PHP packages have been updated to version 7 and the Nix package manager includes a number of new features. "In addition to numerous new and upgraded packages, this release has the following highlights: Nixpkgs is now extensible through overlays; this release is based on glibc 2.25, GCC 5.4.0 and systemd 232; the default Linux kernel is 4.9 and Nix is at 1.11.8; the default desktop environment now is KDE's Plasma 5, KDE 4 has been removed; the setuid wrapper functionality now supports setting capabilities; X.Org server uses branch 1.19; due to ABI incompatibilities, ati_unfree keeps forcing 1.17 and amdgpu-pro starts forcing 1.18; cross compilation has been rewritten...." Additional information can be found in the distribution's release notes. Download (pkglist): nixos-graphical-17.03-x86_64-linux.iso (790MB, SHA256), nixos-minimal-17.03-x86_64-linux.iso (315MB, SHA256). |
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2016-10-03 |
NEW • Distribution Release: NixOS 16.09 |
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NixOS is an independent Linux distribution which features the Nix package manager. Nix provides many special package management features, including declarative statements, snapshots and package rollbacks. The latest version of the distribution, NixOS 16.09, offers many new security features and more efficient use of disk space. "In addition to numerous new and upgraded packages, this release has the following highlights: many NixOS configurations and Nix packages now use significantly less disk space, thanks to the extensive work on closure size reduction; to improve security, packages are now built using various hardening features, see the Nixpkgs manual for more information; support for PXE netboot, see section 2.3, Booting from the 'netboot' media (PXE), in documentation; X.Org Server 1.18, if you use the ati_unfree driver, 1.17 is still used due to an ABI incompatibility; this release is based on glibc 2.24, GCC 5.4.0 and systemd 231; the default Linux kernel remains 4.4." Further details and a list of new supported services can be found in the project's release notes. Download (pkglist): nixos-graphical-x86_64-linux.iso (898MB, SHA256), nixos-minimal-x86_64-linux.iso (386MB, SHA256). |
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2016-04-01 |
NEW • Distribution Release: NixOS 16.03 |
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Domen Kozar has announced the launch of NixOS 16.03. NixOS is built with the Nix package manager which isolates packages and provides atomic package installations, removals and upgrades. NixOS 16.03 is a fairly minor upgrade for the project, featuring updates to the kernel and systemd along with improvements to the Nix package manager. "NixOS community is proud to announce the third NixOS stable release 'Emu' 16.03. This is a low profile release, but it contains many small improvements. We had 10,567 commits from 448 contributors in this release spanning over six months. The release brings many improvements including Nix 1.12.2, systemd 229, kernel 4.4 and many packages updates." Additional information can be found in the project's release announcement and release notes. Download: nixos-graphical-16.03.468.2d840da-x86_64-linux.iso (1,004MB, SHA256, pkglist). |
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2015-09-30 |
NEW • Distribution Release: NixOS 15.09 |
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NixOS 15.09 has been released. NixOS is an independently developed Linux distribution with a unique approach to package and configuration management, Nix package manager, atomic upgrades with rollbacks, and other interesting features. "NixOS 15.09 'Dingo' has been released, the fourth stable release branch. In addition to numerous new and upgraded packages, this release has the following highlights: the Haskell packages infrastructure has been re-designed from the ground up; NixOS now distributes the latest version of every single package registered on Hackage, i.e. well over 8,000 Haskell packages; Nix has been updated to version 1.10 which, among other improvements, enables cryptographic signatures on binary caches for improved security; you can now keep your NixOS system up to date automatically; this release is based on glibc 2.21, GCC 4.9 and Linux kernel 3.18." A brief release announcement has been published on the project's home page and there are more detailed release notes with information on upgrade incompatibilities. Download the live DVD image (with KDE 4) from here: nixos-graphical-15.09.517.5f8e6fb-x86_64-linux.iso (965MB, SHA256, pkglist). |
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2014-12-31 |
NEW • Distribution Release: NixOS 14.12 |
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Version 14.12 of NixOS, a distribution that uses a custom package manager, deploys a unique file system layout, and offers various innovative features, has been released: "NixOS 14.12 'Caterpillar' has been released, the third stable release branch. In addition to numerous new and upgraded packages, this release has the following highlights: systemd has been updated to version 217, which has numerous improvements; Nix has been updated to 1.8; NixOS is now based on glibc 2.20; KDE has been updated to 4.14; the default Linux kernel has been updated to 3.14. If users.mutableUsers is enabled (the default), changes made to the declaration of a user or group will be correctly realised when running nixos-rebuild. For instance, removing a user specification from configuration.nix will cause the actual user account to be deleted. If users.mutableUsers is disabled, it is no longer necessary to specify UIDs or GIDs." Read the brief release announcement on the project's home page, with further details available in the release notes. Download: nixos-graphical-14.12.231-x86_64-linux.iso (874MB, pkglist). |
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2014-05-01 |
NEW • Distribution Release: NixOS 14.04 |
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Eelco Dolstra has announced the release of NixOS 14.04, a new stable build of a distribution that uses a custom package manager, deploys a unique file system layout, and offers many innovative features: "NixOS 14.04 'Baboon' has been released. It is the second stable release branch. In addition to numerous new and upgraded packages and modules, this release has the following highlights: installation on UEFI systems is now supported; systemd has been updated to version 212, which has numerous improvements; NixOS is now based on glibc 2.19 and GCC 4.8; the default Linux kernel has been updated to 3.12; KDE has been updated to 4.12; Nix has been updated to 1.7; NixOS now supports fully declarative management of users and groups...." Read the brief release announcement on the project's home page, with detailed release notes available as part of the manual. Download: nixos-graphical-14.04.42696-x86_64-linux.iso (796MB). |
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