Nix Software - Major Update

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  1. Detailed Package Page:

  • Added a tab for the package’s extensions/addons catalog.

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  • Added a link to the changelog.

  • Added keywords linked to translations for packages.

  • Added a “Similar Packages” slider. Search quality depends on the richness of the package metadata.

  • Added a block showing some packages from the set, with the ability to jump directly to the set’s detail page.

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  • A block showing known package vulnerabilities is now displayed.

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  1. Added a page listing maintainer teams and their corresponding detail pages.
  2. Added a Package Set detail page.

Nix Software - https://nixsoftware.org

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Nix Software - Home Manager, platforms, and a new metadata source

  • Added source filtering (Nix or Home Manager) to the options page and individual package option pages
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  • Added platform filtering to the package list page (Linux (Intel/AMD), Linux (ARM64), macOS (Intel), macOS (Apple Silicon))
  • Replaced the AppStream metadata source from snowfallorg/nixos-appstream-data
  • Package detail pages with metadata now include more links, including links to Nix documentation
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  • Added the ability to share options

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Nix Software - New Application Types, New Forms, Visual Updates, and Major Refactoring

This update focused on optimization, refactoring, and reducing technical debt across the project.

What’s new?

1. Anubis firewall integration

  • Added the Anubis firewall to protect the server from large numbers of bots, resulting in improved website performance.

2. New application types

3. Improved contribution forms

  • Package contribution forms have been moved to a dedicated page and significantly redesigned.
  • You can now suggest links and keywords for packages.
  • Added a separate feedback form for package page ideas and suggestions.
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4. Visual refresh

  • Updated the overall visual style of the website.

5. Full component refactor

  • Refactored all website components and improved overall performance.

Nix Software: https://nixsoftware.org/

P.S. If you’re developing a graphical package manager frontend for Nix, please get in touch with me.