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NixOS 22.05 released with GNOME 42.1, Calamares and 5.15 LTS kernel
The NixOS project has released NixOS 22.05 with GNOME 42.1, Calamares and kernel 5.15
LTS.
Check out the news and find out where to download the distro.
NixOS is an independently developed Linux distribution that seeks to improve the state
of the art in system configuration management.
On NixOS , the entire operating system, including the kernel, applications, system packages,
and configuration files, are created by the Nix package manager.
Nix stores all packages isolated from each other; as a result, there are no /bin, /sbin,
/lib, or /usr directories and all packages are kept in /nix/store.
Other innovative NixOS features include reliable updates, rollbacks, reproducible system configurations,
source-based model with binaries, and multi-user package management.
While NixOS started out as a research project, it is now a working and usable operating system
that includes hardware detection, KDE as the default desktop, and systemd for managing
system services.
Now, Timothy DeHerrera and Tom Bereknyei have announced the release and general availability
of NixOS 22.05 as the current stable release of this independently developed Linux distribution.
What's New in NixOS 22.05
Dubbed “Quokka”, NixOS 22.05 comes six months after NixOS 21.11 and introduces Nix
2.8 as the default nix package management system, which includes many changes, improvements
and performance boosts, as well as so-called experimental “flakes” features.
” which you can read all about here.
Another exciting new feature in the NixOS 22.05 release is the implementation of the
Calamares universal installer to help newcomers who want to install NixOS on their personal
computers.
The installer starts automatically when booting the GNOME or KDE Plasma ISO images and allows
for a one-time setup of a new system.
About Calamares, Janne Heß, NixOS Release Manager, said that:
“Improving the experience for new users is something the NixOS project has been working
on for a long time.
After all, NixOS is very different compared to traditional distributions.
To facilitate the introduction of a new NixOS system, a graphical installer based on Calamares
is now provided.”
Talking about GNOME and KDE Plasma ISOs, which are the main NixOS live/install images, in
NixOS 22.05 they have been updated to the latest GNOME 42.1 and KDE Plasma 5.24 LTS
desktop environments.
Other notable changes in NixOS 22.05 include support for profile-guided optimization in
Firefox for a much more responsive web browsing experience, simplified configuration of settings
for multiple certificates, the ability to override the packaging configuration consistently,
as well as support for module authors to automate the deprecation cycle without disturbing out-of-tree
module authors and their users.
Under the hood, NixOS 22.05 is powered by the long-term supported Linux 5.15 LTS kernel
series and ships with several updated components including but not limited to systemd 250,
PulseAudio 15.0, PHP 8.1, PostgreSQL 14, kops 1.22.4 , Mattermost 6.3 and GHC 9.0.2.
For more details on this version see the release note .
Download and try NixOS 22.05 The NixOS 22.05 ISO image can now be downloaded
by going to the distribution's download page .
You can download NixOS 22.05 as GNOME or KDE Plasma live and installable ISO images.
While GNOME and KDE Plasma ISOs only support 64-bit systems, the minimal image can also
be installed on 32-bit computers.
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The NixOS team have announced the launch of NixOS 22.05, the latest version of their distribution
which is built around the advanced Nix package manager.
"A highlight of the release is Nix 2.8, which brings experimental flakes support for the
default installed Nix version, along with tonnes of fixes, features and general improvements,
like @pennae's work to improve performance.
The other notable change is the new graphical installer, which @vlinkz led the integration
of with @davidak doing a lot of additional work.
This feature, enabled by default in the graphical ISOs, will hopefully make initial setup easier
for new users and existing users setting up new NixOS machines.
Of course, these are just two things I want to highlight here.
Not to mention the countless improvements, bug fixes and new features that have also
gone into this release.
I would like to thank every single contributor who has contributed to this release."
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NixOS 22.05 Released With New Graphical Installer
NixOS as the Linux distribution built around the unique Nix package manager is out with
its first release of the year.
NixOS 22.05 builds atop the Nix 2.8 package manager, which brings better performance,
general improvements, the experimental nix fmt command that applies a formatter defined
by the flake output to the Nix expressions in a flake, and other
In trying to make NixOS more user-friendly, NixOS 22.05 brings a graphical installer for
this Linux distribution.
The NixOS graphical installer is built atop the Calamares installer framework.
There are 9,345 new packages and 10,666 updated packages with the Nix package manager.
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