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For the <code>NixOS</code> channel command-not-found index is generated, which can take some time since it has to fetch all packages. <code>nixpkgs</code> is quickly updated since none of the above needs to happen once a channel update is triggered.
For the <code>NixOS</code> channel command-not-found index is generated, which can take some time since it has to fetch all packages. <code>nixpkgs</code> is quickly updated since none of the above needs to happen once a channel update is triggered.


To find out when a channel was last updated, check [https://status.nixos.org/ this] page.
Updates for the -unstable channels typically take a few days after commits land in the master branch.
 
To find out when a channel was last updated, check [https://status.nixos.org/ this] page. The progress of a particular pull request can be tracked via the (third-party) [https://nixpk.gs/pr-tracker.html Nixpkgs Pull Request Tracker].


== When unstable lags behind master ==
== When unstable lags behind master ==