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~~ NIXOS 21.05 ~~

** UPDATE **

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Now, as I have already mentioned (LINK), I use the best OS in the world - NixOS.
NixOS has now - like every year - been updated to version 21.05 (Okapi)

What's new

There were updates in the following areas:

Core:
- gcc 9.3.0 -> 10.3.0
- glibc 2.30 -> 2.32
- default linux 5.4 -> 5.10
- mesa 20.1.7 -> 21.0.1

Desktops:
- gnome 3.36 -> 40
- plasma5 5.18.5 -> 5.21.3
- kdaApplications 20.08.1 -> 20.12.3
- cinnamon 4.6 -> 4.8.1

Programming languages ​​and frameworks:
- "Python optimizations" have been deactivated because builds are not reproducible. But they can be activated manually.

The entire changelog is available HERE

UPGRADE

Very important - make a backup before performing the upgrade!
To upgrade NixOS, proceed as follows.
First, you should check which channel you are using:


CHANNEL
Then the new 21.05 channel is added:

ADD CHANNEL
And last but not least, the actual upgrade via:

UPGRADE
Tada! - NixOS 21.05 - the best OS in the world!