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https://matrix.to/#/#community:nixos.org

~~=== NixOS~~ Matrix accounts for GitHub ~~org members ===~~

An unofficial service provides Matrix accounts for members of the NixOS organization on GitHub: https://discourse.nixos.org/t/matrix-account-hosting-for-nix-os-hackers/14036

https://discourse.nixos.org/t/matrix-account-hosting-for-nix-os-hackers/14036

== Clients ==

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=== Desktop clients ===

~~A few Matrix desktop~~ clients are ~~packaged for NixOS.~~

These clients are know to work: <code>element-desktop</code> [https://element.io/] and <code>fractal</code> [https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/fractal]

* [https:~~//search.nixos.org/packages?query=~~element-desktop ~~Element (formerly Riot, based on Electron)]~~

* [https:/~~/search.nixos.org/packages?query=fractal Fractal]~~

* [https://~~search~~.~~nixos.org~~/~~packages?query=gomuks gomuks~~]

* [https://~~search.nixos.org/packages?query=neochat neochat]~~

* [https://~~search~~.~~nixos~~.org/~~packages?query=nheko nheko]~~

* [https:/~~/search.nixos.org/packages?query=quaternion Quaternion]~~

* [https://search.nixos.org/packages?query=iamb iamb]

A [https://~~search~~.~~nixos.org~~/~~packages?query=purple~~-~~matrix Pidgin~~ / ~~libpurple plugin~~] ~~is also available~~.

Most of the other clients packaged in Nixpkgs, such as <code>matrix-commander</code>, <code>neochat</code>, <code>nheko</code>, rely on the '''insecure''' and '''deprecated''' <code>olm</code> library susceptible to [https://soatok.blog/2024/08/14/security-issues-in-matrixs-olm-library/ various security vulnerabilities].

If this isn't a problem for you, you can install them as usual, and upon evaluation, Nix will helpfully guide you on how to [https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/stable/#sec-allow-insecure install insecure packages].

=== Web clients ===

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 https://matrix.to/#/#community:nixos.org
-=== NixOS Matrix accounts for GitHub org members ===
+An unofficial service provides Matrix accounts for members of the NixOS organization on GitHub: https://discourse.nixos.org/t/matrix-account-hosting-for-nix-os-hackers/14036
-https://discourse.nixos.org/t/matrix-account-hosting-for-nix-os-hackers/14036
 == Clients ==
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 === Desktop clients ===
-A few Matrix desktop clients are packaged for NixOS.
+These clients are know to work: <code>element-desktop</code> [https://element.io/] and <code>fractal</code> [https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/fractal]
-* [https://search.nixos.org/packages?query=element-desktop Element (formerly Riot, based on Electron)]
-* [https://search.nixos.org/packages?query=fractal Fractal]
-* [https://search.nixos.org/packages?query=gomuks gomuks]
-* [https://search.nixos.org/packages?query=neochat neochat]
-* [https://search.nixos.org/packages?query=nheko nheko]
-* [https://search.nixos.org/packages?query=quaternion Quaternion]
-* [https://search.nixos.org/packages?query=iamb iamb]
-A [https://search.nixos.org/packages?query=purple-matrix Pidgin / libpurple plugin] is also available.
+Most of the other clients packaged in Nixpkgs, such as <code>matrix-commander</code>, <code>neochat</code>, <code>nheko</code>, rely on the '''insecure''' and '''deprecated''' <code>olm</code> library susceptible to [https://soatok.blog/2024/08/14/security-issues-in-matrixs-olm-library/ various security vulnerabilities].
+If this isn't a problem for you, you can install them as usual, and upon evaluation, Nix will helpfully guide you on how to [https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/stable/#sec-allow-insecure install insecure packages].
 === Web clients ===