Merge master into staging-next

Here's a brief overview of the main Git branches and what channels they're used for:

- `master`: The main branch, used for the unstable channels such as `nixpkgs-unstable`, `nixos-unstable` and `nixos-unstable-small`.

- `release-YY.MM` (e.g. `release-24.11`): The NixOS release branches, used for the stable channels such as `nixos-24.11`, `nixos-24.11-small` and `nixpkgs-24.11-darwin`.

- `release-YY.MM` (e.g. `release-25.05`): The NixOS release branches, used for the stable channels such as `nixos-25.05`, `nixos-25.05-small` and `nixpkgs-25.05-darwin`.

When a channel is updated, a corresponding Git branch is also updated to point to the corresponding commit.

So e.g. the [`nixpkgs-unstable` branch](https://github.com/nixos/nixpkgs/tree/nixpkgs-unstable) corresponds to the Git commit from the [`nixpkgs-unstable` channel](https://channels.nixos.org/nixpkgs-unstable).

system, [Hydra](https://hydra.nixos.org/).

* [Continuous package builds for unstable/master](https://hydra.nixos.org/jobset/nixos/trunk-combined)

* [Continuous package builds for the NixOS 24.05 release](https://hydra.nixos.org/jobset/nixos/release-24.05)

* [Continuous package builds for the NixOS 24.11 release](https://hydra.nixos.org/jobset/nixos/release-24.11)

* [Tests for unstable/master](https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixos/trunk-combined/tested#tabs-constituents)

* [Tests for the NixOS 24.05 release](https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixos/release-24.05/tested#tabs-constituents)

* [Tests for the NixOS 24.11 release](https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixos/release-24.11/tested#tabs-constituents)

Artifacts successfully built with Hydra are published to cache at

https://cache.nixos.org/. When successful build and test criteria are

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automatically from NixOS's Git repository after certain tests have

passed and all packages have been built. These channels are:

-   *Stable channels*, such as [`nixos-24.05`](https://channels.nixos.org/nixos-24.05).

-   *Stable channels*, such as [`nixos-24.11`](https://channels.nixos.org/nixos-24.11).

    These only get conservative bug fixes and package upgrades. For

    instance, a channel update may cause the Linux kernel on your system

    to be upgraded from 4.19.34 to 4.19.38 (a minor bug fix), but not

    radical changes between channel updates. It's not recommended for

    production systems.

-   *Small channels*, such as [`nixos-24.05-small`](https://channels.nixos.org/nixos-24.05-small)

-   *Small channels*, such as [`nixos-24.11-small`](https://channels.nixos.org/nixos-24.11-small)

    or [`nixos-unstable-small`](https://channels.nixos.org/nixos-unstable-small).

    These are identical to the stable and unstable channels described above,

    except that they contain fewer binary packages. This means they get updated

When you first install NixOS, you're automatically subscribed to the

NixOS channel that corresponds to your installation source. For

instance, if you installed from a 24.05 ISO, you will be subscribed to

the `nixos-24.05` channel. To see which NixOS channel you're subscribed

instance, if you installed from a 24.11 ISO, you will be subscribed to

the `nixos-24.11` channel. To see which NixOS channel you're subscribed

to, run the following as root:

```ShellSession

```

(Be sure to include the `nixos` parameter at the end.) For instance, to

use the NixOS 24.05 stable channel:

use the NixOS 24.11 stable channel:

```ShellSession

# nix-channel --add https://channels.nixos.org/nixos-24.05 nixos

# nix-channel --add https://channels.nixos.org/nixos-24.11 nixos

```

If you have a server, you may want to use the "small" channel instead:

```ShellSession

# nix-channel --add https://channels.nixos.org/nixos-24.05-small nixos

# nix-channel --add https://channels.nixos.org/nixos-24.11-small nixos

```

And if you want to live on the bleeding edge:

```nix

{

  system.autoUpgrade.channel = "https://channels.nixos.org/nixos-24.05";

  system.autoUpgrade.channel = "https://channels.nixos.org/nixos-24.11";

}

```

# Release 24.11 (“Vicuña”, 2024.11/??) {#sec-release-24.11}

# Release 24.11 (“Vicuña”, 2024.11/28) {#sec-release-24.11}

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