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<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xml:id="sec-release-17.09">
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<title>Release 17.09 (<quote>Hummingbird</quote>, 2017/09/??)</title>
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<section xml:id="sec-release-17.09-highlights">
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<title>Highlights</title>
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<para>
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In addition to numerous new and upgraded packages, this release
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has the following highlights:
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</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The GNOME version is now 3.24. KDE Plasma was upgraded to
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5.10, KDE Applications to 17.08.1 and KDE Frameworks to 5.37.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The user handling now keeps track of deallocated UIDs/GIDs.
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When a user or group is revived, this allows it to be
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allocated the UID/GID it had before. A consequence is that
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UIDs and GIDs are no longer reused.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The module option
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<literal>services.xserver.xrandrHeads</literal> now causes the
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first head specified in this list to be set as the primary
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head. Apart from that, it's now possible to also set
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additional options by using an attribute set, for example:
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</para>
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<programlisting language="bash">
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{ services.xserver.xrandrHeads = [
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"HDMI-0"
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{
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output = "DVI-0";
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primary = true;
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monitorConfig = ''
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Option "Rotate" "right"
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'';
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}
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];
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}
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</programlisting>
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<para>
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This will set the <literal>DVI-0</literal> output to be the
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primary head, even though <literal>HDMI-0</literal> is the
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first head in the list.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The handling of SSL in the <literal>services.nginx</literal>
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module has been cleaned up, renaming the misnamed
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<literal>enableSSL</literal> to <literal>onlySSL</literal>
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which reflects its original intention. This is not to be used
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with the already existing <literal>forceSSL</literal> which
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creates a second non-SSL virtual host redirecting to the SSL
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virtual host. This by chance had worked earlier due to
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specific implementation details. In case you had specified
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both please remove the <literal>enableSSL</literal> option to
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keep the previous behaviour.
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</para>
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<para>
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Another <literal>addSSL</literal> option has been introduced
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to configure both a non-SSL virtual host and an SSL virtual
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host with the same configuration.
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</para>
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<para>
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Options to configure <literal>resolver</literal> options and
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<literal>upstream</literal> blocks have been introduced. See
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their information for further details.
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</para>
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<para>
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The <literal>port</literal> option has been replaced by a more
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generic <literal>listen</literal> option which makes it
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possible to specify multiple addresses, ports and SSL configs
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dependant on the new SSL handling mentioned above.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</section>
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<section xml:id="sec-release-17.09-new-services">
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<title>New Services</title>
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<para>
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The following new services were added since the last release:
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</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>config/fonts/fontconfig-penultimate.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>config/fonts/fontconfig-ultimate.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>config/terminfo.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>hardware/sensor/iio.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>hardware/nitrokey.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>hardware/raid/hpsa.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>programs/browserpass.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>programs/gnupg.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>programs/qt5ct.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>programs/slock.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>programs/thefuck.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>security/auditd.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>security/lock-kernel-modules.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>service-managers/docker.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>service-managers/trivial.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/admin/salt/master.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/admin/salt/minion.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/audio/slimserver.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/cluster/kubernetes/default.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/cluster/kubernetes/dns.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/cluster/kubernetes/dashboard.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/continuous-integration/hail.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/databases/clickhouse.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/databases/postage.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/desktops/gnome3/gnome-disks.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/desktops/gnome3/gpaste.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/logging/SystemdJournal2Gelf.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/logging/heartbeat.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/logging/journalwatch.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/logging/syslogd.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/mail/mailhog.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/mail/nullmailer.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/misc/airsonic.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/misc/autorandr.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/misc/exhibitor.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/misc/fstrim.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/misc/gollum.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/misc/irkerd.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/misc/jackett.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/misc/radarr.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/misc/snapper.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/monitoring/osquery.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/monitoring/prometheus/collectd-exporter.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/monitoring/prometheus/fritzbox-exporter.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/network-filesystems/kbfs.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/networking/dnscache.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/networking/fireqos.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/networking/iwd.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/networking/keepalived/default.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/networking/keybase.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/networking/lldpd.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/networking/matterbridge.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/networking/squid.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/networking/tinydns.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/networking/xrdp.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/security/shibboleth-sp.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/security/sks.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/security/sshguard.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/security/torify.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/security/usbguard.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/security/vault.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/system/earlyoom.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/system/saslauthd.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/web-apps/nexus.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/web-apps/pgpkeyserver-lite.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/web-apps/piwik.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/web-servers/lighttpd/collectd.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/web-servers/minio.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/x11/display-managers/xpra.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>services/x11/xautolock.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>tasks/filesystems/bcachefs.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>tasks/powertop.nix</literal>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</section>
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<section xml:id="sec-release-17.09-incompatibilities">
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<title>Backward Incompatibilities</title>
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<para>
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When upgrading from a previous release, please be aware of the
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following incompatible changes:
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</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<emphasis role="strong">In an Qemu-based virtualization
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environment, the network interface names changed from i.e.
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<literal>enp0s3</literal> to
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<literal>ens3</literal>.</emphasis>
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</para>
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<para>
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This is due to a kernel configuration change. The new naming
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is consistent with those of other Linux distributions with
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systemd. See
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<link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/29197">#29197</link>
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for more information.
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</para>
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<para>
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A machine is affected if the <literal>virt-what</literal> tool
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either returns <literal>qemu</literal> or
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<literal>kvm</literal> <emphasis>and</emphasis> has interface
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names used in any part of its NixOS configuration, in
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particular if a static network configuration with
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<literal>networking.interfaces</literal> is used.
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</para>
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<para>
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Before rebooting affected machines, please ensure:
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</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Change the interface names in your NixOS configuration.
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The first interface will be called
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<literal>ens3</literal>, the second one
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<literal>ens8</literal> and starting from there
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incremented by 1.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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After changing the interface names, rebuild your system
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with <literal>nixos-rebuild boot</literal> to activate the
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new configuration after a reboot. If you switch to the new
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configuration right away you might lose network
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connectivity! If using <literal>nixops</literal>, deploy
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with <literal>nixops deploy --force-reboot</literal>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The following changes apply if the
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<literal>stateVersion</literal> is changed to 17.09 or higher.
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For <literal>stateVersion = "17.03"</literal> or
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lower the old behavior is preserved.
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</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The <literal>postgres</literal> default version was
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changed from 9.5 to 9.6.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The <literal>postgres</literal> superuser name has changed
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from <literal>root</literal> to
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<literal>postgres</literal> to more closely follow what
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other Linux distributions are doing.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The <literal>postgres</literal> default
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<literal>dataDir</literal> has changed from
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<literal>/var/db/postgres</literal> to
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<literal>/var/lib/postgresql/$psqlSchema</literal> where
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$psqlSchema is 9.6 for example.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The <literal>mysql</literal> default
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<literal>dataDir</literal> has changed from
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<literal>/var/mysql</literal> to
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<literal>/var/lib/mysql</literal>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Radicale's default package has changed from 1.x to 2.x.
|
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Instructions to migrate can be found
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<link xlink:href="http://radicale.org/1to2/"> here
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</link>. It is also possible to use the newer version by
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setting the <literal>package</literal> to
|
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<literal>radicale2</literal>, which is done automatically
|
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when <literal>stateVersion</literal> is 17.09 or higher.
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The <literal>extraArgs</literal> option has been added to
|
|
allow passing the data migration arguments specified in
|
|
the instructions; see the <literal>radicale.nix</literal>
|
|
NixOS test for an example migration.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The <literal>aiccu</literal> package was removed. This is due
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to SixXS <link xlink:href="https://www.sixxs.net/main/">
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sunsetting</link> its IPv6 tunnel.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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The <literal>fanctl</literal> package and
|
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<literal>fan</literal> module have been removed due to the
|
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developers not upstreaming their iproute2 patches and lagging
|
|
with compatibility to recent iproute2 versions.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
|
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<para>
|
|
Top-level <literal>idea</literal> package collection was
|
|
renamed. All JetBrains IDEs are now at
|
|
<literal>jetbrains</literal>.
|
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>flexget</literal>'s state database cannot be upgraded
|
|
to its new internal format, requiring removal of any existing
|
|
<literal>db-config.sqlite</literal> which will be
|
|
automatically recreated.
|
|
</para>
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|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
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|
The <literal>ipfs</literal> service now doesn't ignore the
|
|
<literal>dataDir</literal> option anymore. If you've ever set
|
|
this option to anything other than the default you'll have to
|
|
either unset it (so the default gets used) or migrate the old
|
|
data manually with
|
|
</para>
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|
<programlisting>
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|
dataDir=<valueOfDataDir>
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mv /var/lib/ipfs/.ipfs/* $dataDir
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|
rmdir /var/lib/ipfs/.ipfs
|
|
</programlisting>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
The <literal>caddy</literal> service was previously using an
|
|
extra <literal>.caddy</literal> directory in the data
|
|
directory specified with the <literal>dataDir</literal>
|
|
option. The contents of the <literal>.caddy</literal>
|
|
directory are now expected to be in the
|
|
<literal>dataDir</literal>.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
The <literal>ssh-agent</literal> user service is not started
|
|
by default anymore. Use
|
|
<literal>programs.ssh.startAgent</literal> to enable it if
|
|
needed. There is also a new
|
|
<literal>programs.gnupg.agent</literal> module that creates a
|
|
<literal>gpg-agent</literal> user service. It can also serve
|
|
as a SSH agent if <literal>enableSSHSupport</literal> is set.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
The
|
|
<literal>services.tinc.networks.<name>.listenAddress</literal>
|
|
option had a misleading name that did not correspond to its
|
|
behavior. It now correctly defines the ip to listen for
|
|
incoming connections on. To keep the previous behaviour, use
|
|
<literal>services.tinc.networks.<name>.bindToAddress</literal>
|
|
instead. Refer to the description of the options for more
|
|
details.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<literal>tlsdate</literal> package and module were removed.
|
|
This is due to the project being dead and not building with
|
|
openssl 1.1.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<literal>wvdial</literal> package and module were removed.
|
|
This is due to the project being dead and not building with
|
|
openssl 1.1.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<literal>cc-wrapper</literal>'s setup-hook now exports a
|
|
number of environment variables corresponding to binutils
|
|
binaries, (e.g. <literal>LD</literal>,
|
|
<literal>STRIP</literal>, <literal>RANLIB</literal>, etc).
|
|
This is done to prevent packages' build systems guessing,
|
|
which is harder to predict, especially when cross-compiling.
|
|
However, some packages have broken due to this—their build
|
|
systems either not supporting, or claiming to support without
|
|
adequate testing, taking such environment variables as
|
|
parameters.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<literal>services.firefox.syncserver</literal> now runs by
|
|
default as a non-root user. To accomodate this change, the
|
|
default sqlite database location has also been changed.
|
|
Migration should work automatically. Refer to the description
|
|
of the options for more details.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
The <literal>compiz</literal> window manager and package was
|
|
removed. The system support had been broken for several years.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Touchpad support should now be enabled through
|
|
<literal>libinput</literal> as <literal>synaptics</literal> is
|
|
now deprecated. See the option
|
|
<literal>services.xserver.libinput.enable</literal>.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
grsecurity/PaX support has been dropped, following upstream's
|
|
decision to cease free support. See
|
|
<link xlink:href="https://grsecurity.net/passing_the_baton.php">
|
|
upstream's announcement</link> for more information. No
|
|
complete replacement for grsecurity/PaX is available
|
|
presently.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<literal>services.mysql</literal> now has declarative
|
|
configuration of databases and users with the
|
|
<literal>ensureDatabases</literal> and
|
|
<literal>ensureUsers</literal> options.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>
|
|
These options will never delete existing databases and users,
|
|
especially not when the value of the options are changed.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>
|
|
The MySQL users will be identified using
|
|
<link xlink:href="https://mariadb.com/kb/en/library/authentication-plugin-unix-socket/">
|
|
Unix socket authentication</link>. This authenticates the Unix
|
|
user with the same name only, and that without the need for a
|
|
password.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>
|
|
If you have previously created a MySQL <literal>root</literal>
|
|
user <emphasis>with a password</emphasis>, you will need to
|
|
add <literal>root</literal> user for unix socket
|
|
authentication before using the new options. This can be done
|
|
by running the following SQL script:
|
|
</para>
|
|
<programlisting language="SQL">
|
|
CREATE USER 'root'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY '';
|
|
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'root'@'%' WITH GRANT OPTION;
|
|
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
|
|
|
|
-- Optionally, delete the password-authenticated user:
|
|
-- DROP USER 'root'@'localhost';
|
|
</programlisting>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<literal>services.mysqlBackup</literal> now works by default
|
|
without any user setup, including for users other than
|
|
<literal>mysql</literal>.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>
|
|
By default, the <literal>mysql</literal> user is no longer the
|
|
user which performs the backup. Instead a system account
|
|
<literal>mysqlbackup</literal> is used.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>
|
|
The <literal>mysqlBackup</literal> service is also now using
|
|
systemd timers instead of <literal>cron</literal>.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Therefore, the <literal>services.mysqlBackup.period</literal>
|
|
option no longer exists, and has been replaced with
|
|
<literal>services.mysqlBackup.calendar</literal>, which is in
|
|
the format of
|
|
<link xlink:href="https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.time.html#Calendar%20Events">systemd.time(7)</link>.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>
|
|
If you expect to be sent an e-mail when the backup fails,
|
|
consider using a script which monitors the systemd journal for
|
|
errors. Regretfully, at present there is no built-in
|
|
functionality for this.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>
|
|
You can check that backups still work by running
|
|
<literal>systemctl start mysql-backup</literal> then
|
|
<literal>systemctl status mysql-backup</literal>.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Templated systemd services e.g
|
|
<literal>container@name</literal> are now handled currectly
|
|
when switching to a new configuration, resulting in them being
|
|
reloaded.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Steam: the <literal>newStdcpp</literal> parameter was removed
|
|
and should not be needed anymore.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Redis has been updated to version 4 which mandates a cluster
|
|
mass-restart, due to changes in the network handling, in order
|
|
to ensure compatibility with networks NATing traffic.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</itemizedlist>
|
|
</section>
|
|
<section xml:id="sec-release-17.09-notable-changes">
|
|
<title>Other Notable Changes</title>
|
|
<itemizedlist>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Modules can now be disabled by using
|
|
<link xlink:href="https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/#sec-replace-modules">
|
|
disabledModules</link>, allowing another to take it's place.
|
|
This can be used to import a set of modules from another
|
|
channel while keeping the rest of the system on a stable
|
|
release.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Updated to FreeType 2.7.1, including a new TrueType engine.
|
|
The new engine replaces the Infinality engine which was the
|
|
default in NixOS. The default font rendering settings are now
|
|
provided by fontconfig-penultimate, replacing
|
|
fontconfig-ultimate; the new defaults are less invasive and
|
|
provide rendering that is more consistent with other systems
|
|
and hopefully with each font designer's intent. Some
|
|
system-wide configuration has been removed from the Fontconfig
|
|
NixOS module where user Fontconfig settings are available.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
ZFS/SPL have been updated to 0.7.0,
|
|
<literal>zfsUnstable, splUnstable</literal> have therefore
|
|
been removed.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
The <literal>time.timeZone</literal> option now allows the
|
|
value <literal>null</literal> in addition to timezone strings.
|
|
This value allows changing the timezone of a system
|
|
imperatively using
|
|
<literal>timedatectl set-timezone</literal>. The default
|
|
timezone is still UTC.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Nixpkgs overlays may now be specified with a file as well as a
|
|
directory. The value of
|
|
<literal><nixpkgs-overlays></literal> may be a file, and
|
|
<literal>~/.config/nixpkgs/overlays.nix</literal> can be used
|
|
instead of the <literal>~/.config/nixpkgs/overlays</literal>
|
|
directory.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>
|
|
See the overlays chapter of the Nixpkgs manual for more
|
|
details.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Definitions for <literal>/etc/hosts</literal> can now be
|
|
specified declaratively with
|
|
<literal>networking.hosts</literal>.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Two new options have been added to the installer loader, in
|
|
addition to the default having changed. The kernel log
|
|
verbosity has been lowered to the upstream default for the
|
|
default options, in order to not spam the console when e.g.
|
|
joining a network.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>
|
|
This therefore leads to adding a new <literal>debug</literal>
|
|
option to set the log level to the previous verbose mode, to
|
|
make debugging easier, but still accessible easily.
|
|
</para>
|
|
<para>
|
|
Additionally a <literal>copytoram</literal> option has been
|
|
added, which makes it possible to remove the install medium
|
|
after booting. This allows tethering from your phone after
|
|
booting from it.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<literal>services.gitlab-runner.configOptions</literal> has
|
|
been added to specify the configuration of gitlab-runners
|
|
declaratively.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<literal>services.jenkins.plugins</literal> has been added to
|
|
install plugins easily, this can be generated with
|
|
jenkinsPlugins2nix.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
<literal>services.postfix.config</literal> has been added to
|
|
specify the main.cf with NixOS options. Additionally other
|
|
options have been added to the postfix module and has been
|
|
improved further.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
The GitLab package and module have been updated to the latest
|
|
10.0 release.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
The <literal>systemd-boot</literal> boot loader now lists the
|
|
NixOS version, kernel version and build date of all bootable
|
|
generations.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
<para>
|
|
The dnscrypt-proxy service now defaults to using a random
|
|
upstream resolver, selected from the list of public
|
|
non-logging resolvers with DNSSEC support. Existing
|
|
configurations can be migrated to this mode of operation by
|
|
omitting the
|
|
<literal>services.dnscrypt-proxy.resolverName</literal> option
|
|
or setting it to <literal>"random"</literal>.
|
|
</para>
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</itemizedlist>
|
|
</section>
|
|
</section>
|