NixOS 26.05
6 hours ago
- #Linux Release
- #NixOS
- #Open Source
- yayayayaka and jopejoe1 announce NixOS 26.05 'Yarara' release, with 7 months of bugfixes and security updates until 2026-12-31.
- 2842 contributors made this release possible, with 59703 commits since the last version.
- Nixpkgs package updates include 20442 new packages added, 20641 updated, and 17532 outdated packages removed.
- NixOS 26.05 adds 85 new modules and 1547 configuration options, while removing 25 outdated modules and 355 options.
- Stage 1 (initrd) now uses systemd by default, deprecating the old scripted implementation.
- This is the last Nixpkgs release to support x86_64-darwin; support ends when 26.05 reaches end-of-life in 2026.
- GNOME updated to version 50 'Tokyo' with accessibility and display improvements.
- GCC updated to version 15, while LLVM remains at version 21.
- Special thanks to contributors, editorial teams, infrastructure, and staging teams for their efforts.
- The release managers express gratitude and look forward to the next release, NixOS 26.11 'Zokor'.