Channel branches: Difference between revisions
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** Small channels (<code>nixos-18.03-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. | ** Small channels (<code>nixos-18.03-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-18. | Most users will want the stable/large channel, currently <code>nixos-18.09</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: | ||