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== What are channels and how do they get updated? == | == What are channels and how do they get updated? == | ||
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[https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs Nixpkgs] is the git repository containing all packages and NixOS modules/expressions. Installing packages directly from Nixpkgs master branch is possible but a bit risky as git commits are merged into master before being heavily tested. That's where channels are useful. | [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs Nixpkgs] is the git repository containing all packages and NixOS modules/expressions. Installing packages directly from Nixpkgs master branch is possible but a bit risky as git commits are merged into master before being heavily tested. That's where channels are useful. | ||