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diff --git a/nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2111.section.md b/nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2111.section.md index 3df77d21d827..3dc15449c772 100644 --- a/nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2111.section.md +++ b/nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2111.section.md @@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ In addition to numerous new and upgraded packages, this release has the followin - PostgreSQL now defaults to major version 13. +- Activation scripts can now opt int to be run when running `nixos-rebuild dry-activate` and detect the dry activation by reading `$NIXOS_ACTION`. + This allows activation scripts to output what they would change if the activation was really run. + The users/modules activation script supports this and outputs some of is actions. + ## New Services {#sec-release-21.11-new-services} - [btrbk](https://digint.ch/btrbk/index.html), a backup tool for btrfs subvolumes, taking advantage of btrfs specific capabilities to create atomic snapshots and transfer them incrementally to your backup locations. Available as [services.btrbk](options.html#opt-services.brtbk.instances). @@ -67,6 +71,8 @@ subsonic-compatible api. Available as [navidrome](#opt-services.navidrome.enable - [nats](https://nats.io/), a high performance cloud and edge messaging system. Available as [services.nats](#opt-services.nats.enable). +- [git](https://git-scm.com), a distributed version control system. Available as [programs.git](options.html#opt-programs.git.enable). + ## Backward Incompatibilities {#sec-release-21.11-incompatibilities} @@ -320,3 +326,8 @@ To be able to access the web UI this port needs to be opened in the firewall. - GNOME desktop environment now enables `QGnomePlatform` as the Qt platform theme, which should avoid crashes when opening file chooser dialogs in Qt apps by using XDG desktop portal. Additionally, it will make the apps fit better visually. - `rofi` has been updated from '1.6.1' to '1.7.0', one important thing is the removal of the old xresources based configuration setup. Read more [in rofi's changelog](https://github.com/davatorium/rofi/blob/cb12e6fc058f4a0f4f/Changelog#L1). + +- ipfs now defaults to not listening on you local network. This setting was change as server providers won't accept port scanning on their private network. If you have several ipfs instances running on a network you own, feel free to change the setting `ipfs.localDiscovery = true;`. localDiscovery enables different instances to discover each other and share data. + +- `lua` and `luajit` interpreters have been patched to avoid looking into /usr/lib + directories, thus increasing the purity of the build. |