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imported>Krutonium m Master is distinct from Unstable; And unstable is not Master. |
imported>Hannses m updated mentions of 23.05 to 23.11 |
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* Stable/unstable: | * Stable/unstable: | ||
** Stable channels (<code>nixos-23. | ** Stable channels (<code>nixos-23.11</code>) provide conservative updates for fixing bugs and security vulnerabilities, but do not receive major updates after initial release. New stable channels are released every six months. | ||
** Unstable channels (<code>nixos-unstable</code>, <code>nixpkgs-unstable</code>) correspond to the main development branch (unstable) of Nixpkgs, delivering the latest tested updates on a rolling basis. | ** Unstable channels (<code>nixos-unstable</code>, <code>nixpkgs-unstable</code>) correspond to the main development branch (unstable) of Nixpkgs, delivering the latest tested updates on a rolling basis. | ||
* Large/small: | * Large/small: | ||
** Large channels (<code>nixos-23. | ** Large channels (<code>nixos-23.11</code>, <code>nixos-unstable</code>) provide binary builds for the full breadth of Nixpkgs. | ||
** Small channels (<code>nixos-23. | ** Small channels (<code>nixos-23.11-small</code>, <code>nixos-unstable-small</code>) are identical to large channels, but contain fewer binaries. This means they update faster, but require more to be built from source. | ||
Most users will want the stable/large channel, currently <code>nixos-23. | Most users will want the stable/large channel, currently <code>nixos-23.11</code>. | ||
Like packages installed via <code>nix-env</code>, channels are managed at user-level. NixOS uses the channels set for the <code>root</code> user to update the system-wide configuration; channels set for other users control only the user environment for that user. If you wish to change the channel used by the system-level configuration (<code>/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</code>), ensure you run the correct <code>nix-channel</code> command as root: | Like packages installed via <code>nix-env</code>, channels are managed at user-level. NixOS uses the channels set for the <code>root</code> user to update the system-wide configuration; channels set for other users control only the user environment for that user. If you wish to change the channel used by the system-level configuration (<code>/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</code>), ensure you run the correct <code>nix-channel</code> command as root: | ||