# Announcements

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## [Nix-yazi-flavors: A collection of Yazi flavors packaged with Nix](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-yazi-flavors-a-collection-of-yazi-flavors-packaged-with-nix/64199)

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**Author:** [@AguirreMatteo](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/AguirreMatteo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2026, 11:07am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-yazi-flavors-a-collection-of-yazi-flavors-packaged-with-nix/64199 "2026-07-11T11:07:19Z")

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Hi! I created a GitHub repo with some Yazi flavors packaged with Nix to be used with Home-Manager. It offers all the flavors found in awesome-yazi and a few more. Feel free to take a look at it here, and make a PR adding…

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## [Vanilla Mobile Nixos - Run standard NixOS on your mobile devices!](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/vanilla-mobile-nixos-run-standard-nixos-on-your-mobile-devices/78518)

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**Author:** [@junestepp](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/junestepp)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2026, 5:31am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/vanilla-mobile-nixos-run-standard-nixos-on-your-mobile-devices/78518 "2026-07-11T05:31:09Z")

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One of my missions at NixCon last year was to convince people to put regular NixOS on their phones. The problem was that at the time, there was no easy way to do it. Vanilla Mobile NixOS provides everything needed to ru…

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## [CTRL-OS 26.05 Released!](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/ctrl-os-26-05-released/78843)

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**Author:** [@blitz](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/blitz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2026, 12:35pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/ctrl-os-26-05-released/78843 "2026-07-10T12:35:43Z")

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Welcome to the latest CTRL-OS update! Find the last update from April here. If you don’t know yet, CTRL-OS is a downstream distribution of NixOS designed to extend the release lifecycle to 5 years. It gives you a stable…

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## [Nix Community Survey 2025](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-community-survey-2025/68870)

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**Author:** [@djacu](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/djacu)\
**Replies:** 35\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-community-survey-2025/68870 "2026-07-08T15:16:28Z")

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Hello Nix Community It is with great excitement that the Marketing Team launches this years community survey. https://survey.nixos.org/759934 We are conducting this survey to improve our understanding of the community…

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## [Garnix is shutting down \[not OC\]](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/garnix-is-shutting-down-not-oc/77895)

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**Author:** [@thefossguy](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/thefossguy)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 11:31pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/garnix-is-shutting-down-not-oc/77895 "2026-07-06T23:31:33Z")

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I couldn’t find anything from \<garnix.io\> so quoting an email I received from contact@garnix.io: garnix is shutting down Hi everyone, We wanted to let you know that garnix is joining forces with Shopify. We are sad t…

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## [A NixOS module to create arbitrary symlinks](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/a-nixos-module-to-create-arbitrary-symlinks/78730)

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**Author:** [@volty](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/volty)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 10:14am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/a-nixos-module-to-create-arbitrary-symlinks/78730 "2026-07-05T10:14:02Z")

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I have created a module which you can use to create any symlinks. I mainly made this because I wanted to manage my hyprland config while preserving hot-reload without using home-manager but it can be used to create any s…

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## [Nixfmt-rs: towards nicer parser error messages](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixfmt-rs-towards-nicer-parser-error-messages/77377)

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**Author:** [@Mic92](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/Mic92)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2026, 7:02am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixfmt-rs-towards-nicer-parser-error-messages/77377 "2026-07-04T07:02:49Z")

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One thing that I always liked about the rust compiler was the nice error reporting. Now we had this initiative a couple of years ago for runtime errors in Nix to produce nicer error traces with reference to the source. H…

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## [SaltSprint Halle (Saale, Germany) June 22 - 26 2026 \[crosspost\]](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/saltsprint-halle-saale-germany-june-22-26-2026-crosspost/76578)

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**Author:** [@ctheune](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/ctheune)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2026, 10:41am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/saltsprint-halle-saale-germany-june-22-26-2026-crosspost/76578 "2026-06-27T10:41:46Z")

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\[So, I didn’t want to cross-post spam, but was asked to post this even here, too as people seem to have missed it in the other category but wanted to see it … so here we go\] SaltSprint is happening again this year! So g…

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## [Making devenv start fast, and the whole nixpkgs with it](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/making-devenv-start-fast-and-the-whole-nixpkgs-with-it/78594)

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**Author:** [@domenkozar](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/domenkozar)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 10:12pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/making-devenv-start-fast-and-the-whole-nixpkgs-with-it/78594 "2026-06-26T22:12:42Z")

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devenv hook-should-activate runs on every shell prompt and takes 70ms doing almost nothing. That cost isn’t devenv’s, it’s nixpkgs’. Every program pays it: Nix gives each package its own store path and records a DT\_RUNP…

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## [Clan 26.05 release](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/clan-26-05-release/78545)

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**Author:** [@hsjobeki](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/hsjobeki)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 10:45am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/clan-26-05-release/78545 "2026-06-25T10:45:35Z")

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:tada: Clan 26.05 is out :tada: 41 contributors, 2,849 commits, 1,086 pull requests since December, roughly 6 merges a day for five months. Highlights: clan machines update now registers the new generation in the boot…

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## [Niks3: 1.5 release](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/niks3-1-5-release/77539)

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**Author:** [@Mic92](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/Mic92)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 7:28am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/niks3-1-5-release/77539 "2026-06-25T07:28:53Z")

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Niks3 is a binary cache server for nix that uses s3 as it’s baking store. Highlights of this release Thanks to @PhilipTaron we have now support for a background daemon, that will use post-build-hook in nix to automatic…

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## [Security Advisory: \`services.mysql\` is configured with insecure authentication by default when used with \`mysql\` or \`percona-server\`](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/security-advisory-services-mysql-is-configured-with-insecure-authentication-by-default-when-used-with-mysql-or-percona-server/78525)

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**Author:** [@tgerbet](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/tgerbet)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/security-advisory-services-mysql-is-configured-with-insecure-authentication-by-default-when-used-with-mysql-or-percona-server/78525 "2026-06-24T15:34:13Z")

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Summary The NixOS module for MySQL services.mysql initializes the MySQL database in a way that allows local users (e.g. unprivileged web/CGI processes on the same host, but not remote users) to log in as the root user wi…

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## [Looking for Nix + AWS usage stories](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/looking-for-nix-aws-usage-stories/78138)

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**Author:** [@ron](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/ron)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/looking-for-nix-aws-usage-stories/78138 "2026-06-23T20:46:21Z")

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Happy Monday! The AWS Open Source team has generously sponsored the Nix S3 Cache for the last three years, and we’re currently working with them on the next chapter of that partnership. As part of that, we could use a …

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## [NixOS Ascii Art](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-ascii-art/76676)

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**Author:** [@permafrozen](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/permafrozen)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 12:53pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-ascii-art/76676 "2026-06-19T12:53:58Z")

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I couldn’t find any handrawn NixOS Ascii art, so I drew some myself. Check it out in my repo and if you drew a better one please create a pull request or something :wink:

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## [Another tool to diff nixos, nix-darwin, etc. configurations](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/another-tool-to-diff-nixos-nix-darwin-etc-configurations/78354)

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**Author:** [@kwbauson](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/kwbauson)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2026, 3:39am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/another-tool-to-diff-nixos-nix-darwin-etc-configurations/78354 "2026-06-18T03:39:02Z")

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Hello! I was greatly inspired by this post Diffing NixOS configurations at the config-level , but sadly the project seems like it hasn’t had much activity since it was first posted. Huge shout out to @oddlama for doing …

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## [PhoeNix: managing NixOS machines through templates, flakes, PXE and nixos-anywhere](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/phoenix-managing-nixos-machines-through-templates-flakes-pxe-and-nixos-anywhere/78143)

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**Author:** [@dyrkon](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/dyrkon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 9:03am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/phoenix-managing-nixos-machines-through-templates-flakes-pxe-and-nixos-anywhere/78143 "2026-06-09T09:03:16Z")

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Hi fellow Nix enjoyers, like many of you, I manage my homelab and personal machines with NixOS. I really like the stability, reproducibility and the ability I manage my homelab and personal machines with NixOS. I to see…

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## [Nixpkgs core team update 2026-05-11 – automation/AI policy feedback and new members wanted](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixpkgs-core-team-update-2026-05-11-automation-ai-policy-feedback-and-new-members-wanted/77567)

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**Author:** [@emily](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/emily)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 3:07am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixpkgs-core-team-update-2026-05-11-automation-ai-policy-feedback-and-new-members-wanted/77567 "2026-06-09T03:07:42Z")

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It’s been a while! Nixpkgs core team events since our last update: After discussion with the community team bootstrap group and within the Nixpkgs core team, we’ve proposed an initial policy covering the use of automa…

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## [SecretSpec 0.12: audit logs and coding agents](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/secretspec-0-12-audit-logs-and-coding-agents/78133)

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**Author:** [@domenkozar](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/domenkozar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 1:06pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/secretspec-0-12-audit-logs-and-coding-agents/78133 "2026-06-08T13:06:33Z")

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SecretSpec is a declarative secrets manager for development workflows. Version 0.12 makes secret access accountable when a coding agent is doing the reaching: Audit log, on by default. Every read and write is appended …

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## [Tacosprint 2026 in Mexico](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/tacosprint-2026-in-mexico/77288)

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**Author:** [@domenkozar](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/domenkozar)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2026, 8:08am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/tacosprint-2026-in-mexico/77288 "2026-06-06T08:08:28Z")

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Hey fellow Nixers, With @fzakaria we’re organizing a week long hacking on Nix projects at Saladitas beach in Mexico. See https://tacosprint.org/ and sign up for a week of Nix :slight\_smile:

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## [NixOS 26.05 released](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-26-05-released/77930)

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**Author:** [@yayayayaka](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/yayayayaka)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2026, 6:26pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-26-05-released/77930 "2026-06-05T18:26:09Z")

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Hey everyone, we are @yayayayaka and @jopejoe1, the release managers of the newest release of NixOS. We are very proud to announce the public availability of NixOS 26.05 (the Linux distribution) and Nixpkgs 26.05 (the pa…

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## [NixOS Merchandise report](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-merchandise-report/303)

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**Author:** [@mogorman](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/mogorman)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixos-merchandise-report/303 "2026-06-02T14:22:44Z")

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This is a report of the sales from the redbubble store thus far. We have currently raised $88.78 for Nixos over a sale of 57 items. I will be donating this today. In the future I will make an announcement to coincide wi…

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## [NixHostForge: prebuild NixOS hosts and warm local caches before deploying](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixhostforge-prebuild-nixos-hosts-and-warm-local-caches-before-deploying/77916)

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**Author:** [@pbek](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/pbek)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2026, 4:09pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixhostforge-prebuild-nixos-hosts-and-warm-local-caches-before-deploying/77916 "2026-05-30T16:09:54Z")

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Hi everyone, I would like to present NixHostForge, a small self-hosted service for people who manage one or more NixOS machines from a flake and want to know earlier when a host configuration breaks and to warm up local…

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## [Nix-cache-beacon - mDNS discovery for Nix binary caches](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-cache-beacon-mdns-discovery-for-nix-binary-caches/77756)

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**Author:** [@adisbladis](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/adisbladis)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 6:01am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-cache-beacon-mdns-discovery-for-nix-binary-caches/77756 "2026-05-25T06:01:15Z")

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nix-cache-beacon is a binary cache that uses mDNS service discovery to announce & find caches on the local network & races gets against discovered caches, turning your entire network of Nix nodes into a distributed binar…

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## [Seeking Feedback: Paid Long-Term Support (LTS) for NixOS starting with 24.05](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/seeking-feedback-paid-long-term-support-lts-for-nixos-starting-with-24-05/51910)

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**Author:** [@flyfloh](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/flyfloh)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 7:58am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/seeking-feedback-paid-long-term-support-lts-for-nixos-starting-with-24-05/51910 "2025-08-14T07:58:10Z")

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Hi everyone, We’d like to share an idea and gather feedback from the community, especially from those working in companies using NixOS. As you know, NixOS has a regular release cycle with two new versions per year. Whi…

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## [Patch nixpkgs using cherry-picks without local clone](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/patch-nixpkgs-using-cherry-picks-without-local-clone/76925)

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**Author:** [@perchun](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/perchun)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 10:21am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/patch-nixpkgs-using-cherry-picks-without-local-clone/76925 "2026-05-21T10:21:34Z")

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Did you know it is possible to cherry-pick a commit only using the GitHub API? You don’t even need to clone 5 GB nixpkgs to do that. This is actually a better version of nix-patcher, but instead of using raw patch files…

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## [Skills-flake: Download and install agent skills declaratively with Nix](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/skills-flake-download-and-install-agent-skills-declaratively-with-nix/77738)

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**Author:** [@bitbloxhub](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/bitbloxhub)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 11:23pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/skills-flake-download-and-install-agent-skills-declaratively-with-nix/77738 "2026-05-20T23:23:24Z")

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Feel free to add PRs for new skills by updating updating skill-list.kdl, just follow instructions in the README.md and run update with only the new repo.

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## [Call for Volunteers: Standing Election Committee](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/call-for-volunteers-standing-election-committee/77700)

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**Author:** [@ners](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/ners)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2026, 5:52pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/call-for-volunteers-standing-election-committee/77700 "2026-05-18T17:52:47Z")

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We are looking for volunteers to form a standing Election Committee (EC). The EC is responsible for running Steering Committee (SC) elections in an orderly and transparent manner, as described in the Nix Governance Cons…

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## [A fully reproducible Markdown presentation environment](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/a-fully-reproducible-markdown-presentation-environment/77604)

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**Author:** [@nicolas-goudry](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/nicolas-goudry)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/a-fully-reproducible-markdown-presentation-environment/77604 "2026-05-15T18:14:15Z")

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Hey everyone, I’ve been working on a little side project during my time off, and I wanted to share it with the community. I often present technical topics at work, but I’ve never liked PowerPoint, Google Slides, and si…

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## [Nix-init - Generate Nix packages from URLs with hash prefetching, dependency inference, license detection, and more](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-init-generate-nix-packages-from-urls-with-hash-prefetching-dependency-inference-license-detection-and-more/25035)

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**Author:** [@figsoda](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/figsoda)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 12:51am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nix-init-generate-nix-packages-from-urls-with-hash-prefetching-dependency-inference-license-detection-and-more/25035 "2026-05-15T00:51:15Z")

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Features Hash prefetching powered by nurl with support for cargoHash and vendorHash Dependency inference for Rust, Go, and Python projects Interactive prompts with fuzzy tab completions License detection Supported b…

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## [Devenv 2.1: Nix with zsh, fish, and nushell via libghostty](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/devenv-2-1-nix-with-zsh-fish-and-nushell-via-libghostty/77463)

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**Author:** [@domenkozar](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/domenkozar)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 2:43pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/devenv-2-1-nix-with-zsh-fish-and-nushell-via-libghostty/77463 "2026-05-14T14:43:40Z")

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