# nixpkgs.news

A weekly recap of news from the Nix ecosystem.

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## Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-07-07

DevFeed: [Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-07-07](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/nix-weekly-recap-2024-07-07-34725.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nixpkgs.news/archive/2024-07-07/>)

Published: 2024-07-07T00:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [nixpkgs.news](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nixpkgs-news.md>)

Topics: [Nix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nix.md>), [OpenSSH](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/openssh.md>), [vulnerability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerability.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Command-line interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cli.md>), [FIRST](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/first.md>), [Shell](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/shell.md>), [Bash](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bash.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>)

Tags: [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [modular](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/modular.md>), [module](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/module.md>), [news](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/news.md>), [openssh](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openssh.md>), [recap](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/recap.md>), [report](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/report.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [security-advisory](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security-advisory.md>), [weekly](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/weekly.md>)

### AI overview

This weekly Nix ecosystem recap announces that nixpkgs.news will stop issuing new releases and focus primarily on news about Lix and Aux. It also covers an OpenSSH CVE-2024-6387 security advisory, the modular make-shell project, the faster nix-search utility, and updates to Nixpkgs governance.

### Source excerpt

Critical SSH vulnerability, improved DX for dev shells, faster search, and Nix Constitutional Assembly updates.

## Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-06-30

DevFeed: [Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-06-30](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/nix-weekly-recap-2024-06-30-34724.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nixpkgs.news/archive/2024-06-30/>)

Published: 2024-06-30T00:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [nixpkgs.news](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nixpkgs-news.md>)

Topics: [Nix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nix.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [GitHub Actions](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github-actions.md>), [Self-hosted](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/self-hosted.md>), [Proxmox](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/proxmox.md>), [backups](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/backups.md>), [Homelab](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/homelab.md>), [virtualization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/virtualization.md>), [Xonsh](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/xonsh.md>), [Xontrib](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/xontrib.md>), [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>), [Shell](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/shell.md>)

Tags: [backups](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backups.md>), [c-plus-plus](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/c-plus-plus.md>), [github-actions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github-actions.md>), [hosting](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hosting.md>), [plantuml](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/plantuml.md>), [posix](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/posix.md>), [proxmox](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/proxmox.md>), [pull-request](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pull-request.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [recap](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/recap.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [self-hosted](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/self-hosted.md>), [self-hosting](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/self-hosting.md>), [shell](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/shell.md>), [weekly](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/weekly.md>)

### AI overview

The June 30, 2024 Nix weekly recap covers an important Nix security fix, a project for self-hosted GitHub Actions runners, RFC 0146 on package metadata categories, Xonsh xontribs, Proxmox-NixOS general availability, declarative backups using Clan, security fixes, and newly added packages.

### Source excerpt

An important Nix security fix, self-hosted GitHub runners with Nix, Proxmox-NixOS, and more!

## Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-06-16

DevFeed: [Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-06-16](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/nix-weekly-recap-2024-06-16-34723.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nixpkgs.news/archive/2024-06-16/>)

Published: 2024-06-16T00:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [nixpkgs.news](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nixpkgs-news.md>)

Topics: [Nix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nix.md>), [Chromium](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chromium.md>), [bug](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bug.md>), [Caching](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/caching.md>), [ci](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ci.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>)

Tags: [bug-fixes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bug-fixes.md>), [caching](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/caching.md>), [chromium](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chromium.md>), [ci](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ci.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [packages](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/packages.md>), [recap](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/recap.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [weekly](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/weekly.md>)

### AI overview

This weekly Nix recap covers progress on the Nix Constitutional Assembly, including its target completion date, public GitHub repository, office hours, and interviews. It also announces mk-cache-key.nix for improving CI caching, summarizes security fixes, and lists new packages.

### Source excerpt

Nix Constitutional Assembly completion date, Chromium bug fixes, and a few new packages.

## Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-06-09

DevFeed: [Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-06-09](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/nix-weekly-recap-2024-06-09-34722.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nixpkgs.news/archive/2024-06-09/>)

Published: 2024-06-09T00:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [nixpkgs.news](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nixpkgs-news.md>)

Topics: [Nix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nix.md>), [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/releases.md>), [Package manager](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/package-manager.md>)

Tags: [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [news](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/news.md>), [packages](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/packages.md>), [recap](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/recap.md>), [regular](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/regular.md>), [tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tools.md>), [weekly](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/weekly.md>)

### AI overview

The June 9, 2024 Nix weekly recap covers a retrospective meeting for the NixOS 24.05 release, a call for social media support on the Marketing team, Brioche package manager news, security fixes, and new packages added to Nixpkgs.

### Source excerpt

NixOS 24.05 retrospective, marketing team call for social media support, and the introduction of Brioche.

## Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-06-02

DevFeed: [Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-06-02](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/nix-weekly-recap-2024-06-02-34721.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nixpkgs.news/archive/2024-06-02/>)

Published: 2024-06-02T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [nixpkgs.news](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nixpkgs-news.md>)

Topics: [Nix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nix.md>), [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/releases.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [Linux Kernel](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux-kernel.md>), [AppImage](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/appimage.md>), [Perl](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/perl.md>)

Tags: [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [linux-kernel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux-kernel.md>), [recap](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/recap.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [release-notes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release-notes.md>), [weekly](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/weekly.md>)

### AI overview

A weekly recap covering the NixOS 24.05 release, selected highlights and breaking changes, Snowfall Lib v3 migration, and a call for gradle2nix v2 testers.

### Source excerpt

The NixOS 24.05 release, Snowfall Lib v3, and a call for gradle2nix v2 testers.

## Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-05-26

DevFeed: [Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-05-26](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/nix-weekly-recap-2024-05-26-34720.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nixpkgs.news/archive/2024-05-26/>)

Published: 2024-05-26T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [nixpkgs.news](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nixpkgs-news.md>)

Topics: [Nix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nix.md>), [Elixir](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/elixir.md>), [JSON Schema](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/json-schema.md>), [Neovim](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/neovim.md>), [modules](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/modules.md>)

Tags: [elixir](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/elixir.md>), [modules](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/modules.md>), [recap](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/recap.md>), [updates](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/updates.md>), [weekly](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/weekly.md>)

### AI overview

A weekly recap covering the final steps toward the NixOS 24.05 release, a Constitutional Assembly Q&A, the deps_nix Elixir builder, Neovim flake changes, and a tool for extracting JSON Schema definitions from NixOS modules.

### Source excerpt

Closing in on NixOS 24.05, Constitutional Assembly Q&A, an improved Elixir builder, Neovim flake updates, and JSON Schemas for NixOS modules.

## Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-05-19

DevFeed: [Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-05-19](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/nix-weekly-recap-2024-05-19-34719.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nixpkgs.news/archive/2024-05-19/>)

Published: 2024-05-19T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [nixpkgs.news](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nixpkgs-news.md>)

Topics: [Nix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nix.md>), [builds](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/builds.md>), [Caching](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/caching.md>), [Compression](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/compression.md>), [interoperability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/interoperability.md>), [maintenance](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/maintenance.md>), [consistency](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/consistency.md>)

Tags: [based](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/based.md>), [caching](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/caching.md>), [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [compression](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compression.md>), [contributors](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/contributors.md>), [governance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/governance.md>), [interoperability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/interoperability.md>), [maintenance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/maintenance.md>), [recap](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/recap.md>), [weekly](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/weekly.md>)

### AI overview

A weekly recap of Nix community activity covers efforts to eliminate package build failures ahead of NixOS 24.05, a proposed governance assembly, volunteer curation of official Nix projects, and Styx, an alternate binary substitution mechanism using chunking, differential compression, on-demand caching, and shared filesystem chunks.

### Source excerpt

Weekly recap of the announcements and activity in the Nix community and on the NixPkgs package repository.

## Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-05-11

DevFeed: [Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-05-11](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/nix-weekly-recap-2024-05-11-34718.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nixpkgs.news/archive/2024-05-11/>)

Published: 2024-05-11T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [nixpkgs.news](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nixpkgs-news.md>)

Topics: [Nix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nix.md>), [Package manager](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/package-manager.md>), [Maintainers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/maintainers.md>), [Wiki](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/wiki.md>), [Pull Request](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pull-request.md>), [Google](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google.md>), [Google Calendar](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google-calendar.md>)

Tags: [announcements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announcements.md>), [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [contributors](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/contributors.md>), [documentation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/documentation.md>), [governance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/governance.md>), [packages](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/packages.md>), [pull-request](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pull-request.md>), [recap](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/recap.md>), [repository](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/repository.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [weekly](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/weekly.md>)

### AI overview

The May 11, 2024 Nix weekly recap covers the public preview of Lix, a Nix fork focused on correctness and usability; applications for the Nix Constitutional Assembly; efforts to update links to the new NixOS wiki; documentation office hours and maintainer onboarding; security fixes; and newly added packages.

### Source excerpt

Weekly recap of the announcements and activity in the Nix community and on the NixPkgs package repository.

## Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-05-05

DevFeed: [Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-05-05](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/nix-weekly-recap-2024-05-05-34717.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nixpkgs.news/archive/2024-05-05/>)

Published: 2024-05-05T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [nixpkgs.news](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nixpkgs-news.md>)

Topics: [Nix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nix.md>), [Package Management](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/package-management.md>), [Homebrew](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/homebrew.md>), [Tooling](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tooling.md>), [Gitea](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gitea.md>)

Tags: [announcements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announcements.md>), [cncf](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cncf.md>), [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [governance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/governance.md>), [homebrew](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/homebrew.md>), [package-management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/package-management.md>), [recap](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/recap.md>), [tooling](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tooling.md>), [weekly](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/weekly.md>)

### AI overview

This weekly recap covers governance changes in the Nix ecosystem, including Eelco Dolstra's departure from the NixOS Foundation Board and plans for a constitutional assembly. It also highlights the Aux fork, Brew-nix for packaging Homebrew casks with Nix, Noshell, Buildbot-nix support for Gitea, a Framework partnership, Nix-inst, and a new moderator.

### Source excerpt

Weekly recap of the announcements and activity in the Nix community and on the NixPkgs package repository.

## Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-04-28

DevFeed: [Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-04-28](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/nix-weekly-recap-2024-04-28-34716.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nixpkgs.news/archive/2024-04-28/>)

Published: 2024-04-28T00:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [nixpkgs.news](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nixpkgs-news.md>)

Topics: [Nix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nix.md>), [Maintainers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/maintainers.md>)

Tags: [governance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/governance.md>), [maintainers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/maintainers.md>), [news](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/news.md>), [recap](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/recap.md>), [weekly](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/weekly.md>)

### AI overview

This weekly recap reports turmoil in the Nix community, including the release manager stepping down after code of conduct violations, maintainers leaving, unmaintained packages, and low morale. It says the issue focuses on the governance changes needed for Nix to continue rather than regular announcements or package, module, and security updates.

### Source excerpt

Weekly recap of the announcements and activity in the Nix community and on the NixPkgs package repository.

## Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-04-21

DevFeed: [Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-04-21](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/nix-weekly-recap-2024-04-21-34715.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nixpkgs.news/archive/2024-04-21/>)

Published: 2024-04-21T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [nixpkgs.news](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nixpkgs-news.md>)

Topics: [Nix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nix.md>), [ci](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ci.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>), [dashboards](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/dashboards.md>), [Aspire](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/aspire.md>)

Tags: [announcements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announcements.md>), [ci](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ci.md>), [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [monitoring](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/monitoring.md>), [recap](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/recap.md>), [repository](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/repository.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ui.md>), [weekly](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/weekly.md>)

### AI overview

A weekly recap of Nix community and NixPkgs activity covering the NixOS 24.05 release cycle, CI and package tracking, a Nix package for the .NET Aspire Dashboard, security fixes, and newly added packages.

### Source excerpt

Weekly recap of the announcements and activity in the Nix community and on the NixPkgs package repository.

## Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-04-14

DevFeed: [Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-04-14](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/nix-weekly-recap-2024-04-14-34714.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nixpkgs.news/archive/2024-04-14/>)

Published: 2024-04-14T00:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [nixpkgs.news](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nixpkgs-news.md>)

Topics: [Nix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nix.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Text-based user interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tui.md>), [Pull Request](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pull-request.md>)

Tags: [announcements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announcements.md>), [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [packages](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/packages.md>), [pull-request](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pull-request.md>), [recap](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/recap.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [tool](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tool.md>), [weekly](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/weekly.md>)

### AI overview

A weekly recap of announcements and activity in the Nix community and NixPkgs package repository, covering the NixOS Foundation Event Sponsorship Policy, the Nix-inspect TUI, security fixes, and newly added packages.

### Source excerpt

Weekly recap of the announcements and activity in the Nix community and on the NixPkgs package repository.

## Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-04-07

DevFeed: [Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-04-07](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/nix-weekly-recap-2024-04-07-34713.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nixpkgs.news/archive/2024-04-07/>)

Published: 2024-04-07T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [nixpkgs.news](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nixpkgs-news.md>)

Topics: [Nix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nix.md>), [Virtual Private Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vpn.md>), [Wiki](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/wiki.md>), [Neovim](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/neovim.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/configuration.md>), [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ssh.md>), [Garry's Mod](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/garrysmod.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>)

Tags: [announcements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announcements.md>), [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [pull-request](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pull-request.md>), [recap](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/recap.md>), [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ssh.md>), [vpn](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vpn.md>), [weekly](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/weekly.md>), [wiki](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/wiki.md>)

### AI overview

A weekly recap of Nix community announcements and activity, covering the official NixOS wiki, sponsorship policy discussions, the Clan toolkit for VPN-connected NixOS machines, Neovim and SSH-related projects, Catppuccin-nix, a Garry's Mod Nix flake, and new packages.

### Source excerpt

Weekly recap of the announcements and activity in the Nix community and on the NixPkgs package repository.

## Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-03-31

DevFeed: [Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-03-31](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/nix-weekly-recap-2024-03-31-34712.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nixpkgs.news/archive/2024-03-31/>)

Published: 2024-03-31T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [nixpkgs.news](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nixpkgs-news.md>)

Topics: [Nix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nix.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [backdoor](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/backdoor.md>), [CVE 2024 3094](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cve-2024-3094.md>), [liblzma](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/liblzma.md>), [xz](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/xz.md>), [Documentation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/documentation.md>), [Vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerabilities.md>), [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>), [Repl.it](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/replit.md>)

Tags: [backdoor](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backdoor.md>), [cve-2024-3094](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cve-2024-3094.md>), [documentation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/documentation.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [liblzma](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/liblzma.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [recap](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/recap.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [weekly](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/weekly.md>), [xz](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/xz.md>)

### AI overview

A weekly recap of Nix community and NixPkgs activity, including the response to the critical xz/liblzma backdoor vulnerability CVE-2024-3094, release staffing, an RFC, new tools, testing, documentation, and a Python-environment update.

### Source excerpt

Weekly recap of the announcements and activity in the Nix community and on the NixPkgs package repository.

## Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-03-24

DevFeed: [Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-03-24](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/nix-weekly-recap-2024-03-24-34711.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nixpkgs.news/archive/2024-03-24/>)

Published: 2024-03-24T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [nixpkgs.news](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nixpkgs-news.md>)

Topics: [Nix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nix.md>), [Rust](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/rust.md>), [Secrets Management](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/secrets-management.md>), [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/migration.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [modules](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/modules.md>), [patches](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/patches.md>)

Tags: [announcements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announcements.md>), [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/migration.md>), [modules](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/modules.md>), [patches](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/patches.md>), [recap](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/recap.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [secrets-management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/secrets-management.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [weekly](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/weekly.md>)

### AI overview

A weekly recap of Nix community activity covering the Devenv 1.0 rewrite from Python to Rust, NixOS secrets-management materials, new packages and modules, and security fixes.

### Source excerpt

Weekly recap of the announcements and activity in the Nix community and on the NixPkgs package repository.

## Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-03-17

DevFeed: [Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-03-17](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/nix-weekly-recap-2024-03-17-34710.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nixpkgs.news/archive/2024-03-17/>)

Published: 2024-03-17T00:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [nixpkgs.news](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nixpkgs-news.md>)

Topics: [Nix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nix.md>), [Release notes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/release-notes.md>), [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/releases.md>), [Caching](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/caching.md>), [Deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/deployment.md>), [JSON Web Tokens](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/jwt.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [macOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/macos.md>), [Vim](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vim.md>), [vs-code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vs-code.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>), [GitHub Actions](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github-actions.md>)

Tags: [announcements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announcements.md>), [authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authentication.md>), [cache](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cache.md>), [caching](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/caching.md>), [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deployment.md>), [github-actions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github-actions.md>), [gitlab](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gitlab.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [macos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/macos.md>), [news](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/news.md>), [recap](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/recap.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [release-notes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release-notes.md>), [repository](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/repository.md>), [vim](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vim.md>), [vs-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vs-code.md>), [weekly](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/weekly.md>)

### AI overview

A weekly recap of Nix community discussions, the Nix 2.21 release, FlakeHub Cache's private beta, portable services-flake, the teraflops deployment tool, a Vim port, and new Nixpkgs packages.

### Source excerpt

Weekly recap of the announcements and activity in the Nix community and on the NixPkgs package repository.

## Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-03-10

DevFeed: [Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-03-10](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/nix-weekly-recap-2024-03-10-34709.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nixpkgs.news/archive/2024-03-10/>)

Published: 2024-03-10T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [nixpkgs.news](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nixpkgs-news.md>)

Topics: [Nix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nix.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [macOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/macos.md>), [ci](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ci.md>), [systemd](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/systemd.md>)

Tags: [announcements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announcements.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [macos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/macos.md>), [recap](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/recap.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [tooling](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tooling.md>), [weekly](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/weekly.md>)

### AI overview

This weekly Nix community recap covers a security fix for a Nix fixed-output derivation sandbox bypass, support for running NixOS tests on macOS with a suitable builder, new NixOS tooling and modules, and package additions, fixes, and updates.

### Source excerpt

Weekly recap of the announcements and activity in the Nix community and on the NixPkgs package repository.

## Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-03-03

DevFeed: [Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-03-03](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/nix-weekly-recap-2024-03-03-34708.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nixpkgs.news/archive/2024-03-03/>)

Published: 2024-03-03T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [nixpkgs.news](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nixpkgs-news.md>)

Topics: [Nix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nix.md>), [Deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/deployment.md>), [GitOps](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gitops.md>), [Accessibility](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/accessibility.md>), [Astro](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/astro.md>), [User experience (UX)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ux.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>), [Slack](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/slack.md>), [Wayland](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/wayland.md>)

Tags: [announcements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announcements.md>), [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [recap](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/recap.md>), [reports](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reports.md>), [updates](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/updates.md>), [weekly](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/weekly.md>)

### AI overview

A weekly recap of Nix community activity on March 3, 2024, covering a proposed budget for established teams, a rework of the NixOS website, the Comin pull-oriented deployment tool for NixOS, and notable NixPkgs pull requests.

### Source excerpt

Weekly recap of the announcements and activity in the Nix community and on the NixPkgs package repository.

## Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-02-25

DevFeed: [Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-02-25](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/nix-weekly-recap-2024-02-25-34707.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nixpkgs.news/archive/2024-02-25/>)

Published: 2024-02-25T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [nixpkgs.news](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nixpkgs-news.md>)

Topics: [Nix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nix.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [reproducibility](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/reproducibility.md>), [Terraform](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/terraform.md>), [HackSquad](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hacksquad.md>)

Tags: [announcement](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announcement.md>), [apt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apt.md>), [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [google-summer-of-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google-summer-of-code.md>), [mentorship](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mentorship.md>), [prometheus](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/prometheus.md>), [pull-requests](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pull-requests.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [recap](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/recap.md>), [repository](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/repository.md>), [reproducibility](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reproducibility.md>), [rust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rust.md>), [terraform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/terraform.md>), [weekly](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/weekly.md>)

### AI overview

A weekly recap of announcements and repository activity in the Nix community, covering configuration visualization, reproducible HTTP/HTTPS responses for sandboxed builds, community funding, Typst support, Google Summer of Code participation, Terraform integration, Nix formatting, XR/AR/VR packages, and various package updates.

### Source excerpt

Weekly recap of the announcements and activity in the Nix community and on the NixPkgs package repository.

## Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-02-18

DevFeed: [Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-02-18](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/nix-weekly-recap-2024-02-18-34706.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nixpkgs.news/archive/2024-02-18/>)

Published: 2024-02-18T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [nixpkgs.news](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nixpkgs-news.md>)

Topics: [Nix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nix.md>), [Cross-Compilation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cross-compilation.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Kernel](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kernel.md>), [Virtual reality](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/virtual-reality.md>)

Tags: [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [cross-compilation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cross-compilation.md>), [pull-requests](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pull-requests.md>), [recap](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/recap.md>), [repository](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/repository.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [updates](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/updates.md>), [weekly](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/weekly.md>)

### AI overview

A weekly recap of announcements and development activity in the Nix community and Nixpkgs repository, including cross-compilation tooling, visual learning tools, merge automation, pull-request updates, and security patches.

### Source excerpt

Weekly recap of the announcements and activity in the Nix community and on the NixPkgs package repository.

## Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-02-11

DevFeed: [Nix Weekly Recap: 2024-02-11](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/nix-weekly-recap-2024-02-11-34705.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nixpkgs.news/archive/2024-02-11/>)

Published: 2024-02-11T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [nixpkgs.news](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nixpkgs-news.md>)

Topics: [Nix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nix.md>), [ci](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ci.md>), [Web app](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/webapp.md>), [Library](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/library.md>), [Matrix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/matrix-org.md>)

Tags: [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [recap](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/recap.md>), [updates](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/updates.md>), [weekly](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/weekly.md>)

### AI overview

A weekly recap of announcements and activity in the Nix community, including the Typhon continuous integration prototype, a Nix team report, Full Time Nix podcast, a proposed This Week in NixOS digest, a new moderator, and the Umport library feature.

### Source excerpt

Weekly recap of the announcements and activity in the Nix community and on the NixPkgs package repository.