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A "channel" is a name for the latest "verified" git commits in Nixpkgs. Each channel has a different definition of what "verified" means. Each time a new git commit is verified, the channel declaring this verification gets updated. Contrary to an user of the git master branch, a channel user will benefit both from verified commits and binary packages from the binary cache.
A "channel" is a name for the latest "verified" git commits in Nixpkgs. Each channel has a different definition of what "verified" means. Each time a new git commit is verified, the channel declaring this verification gets updated. Contrary to an user of the git master branch, a channel user will benefit both from verified commits and binary packages from the binary cache.


Channels are reified as git branches in the [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs-channels nixpkgs-channels repository] and as disk images in the [https://nixos.org/channels/ channels webpage]. There are several channels, each with its own use case and verification phase:
Channels are reified as git branches in the [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs nixpkgs repository] and as disk images in the [https://nixos.org/channels/ channels webpage]. There are several channels, each with its own use case and verification phase:


* '''nixos-unstable'''
* '''nixos-unstable'''