NixOS 26.05 Released
NixOS 26.05 'Yarara' has been officially released, marking a significant update to the Linux distribution. This version will receive bugfixes and security updates for seven months, while the previous version is now deprecated. The release includes numerous package updates and new modules, reflecting the contributions of over 2800 contributors.
- ▪NixOS 26.05 'Yarara' will receive updates until December 31, 2026.
- ▪The previous release, 25.11 'Xantusia', is deprecated and will stop receiving updates after June 30, 2026.
- ▪The release includes 20442 new packages and 20641 updated packages.
- ▪Systemd is now the default for stage 1, with the old implementation deprecated.
- ▪GNOME has been updated to version 50, introducing various enhancements.
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| Original publisher | Nix & NixOS |
| Canonical URL | https://nixos.org/blog/announcements/2026/nixos-2605/ |
| Publication time | Sat, 30 May 2026 13:36:50 +0000 |
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Hey everyone, we are yayayayaka and jopejoe1, the release managers of the newest release of NixOS. We are very proud to announce the public availability of NixOS 26.05 “Yarara”. NixOS is a Linux distribution. Its underlying package repository Nixpkgs can also be used on other Linux systems and macOS with the Nix package manager. This release will receive bugfixes and security updates for seven months (up until 2026-12-31). The old release 25.11 “Xantusia” is now officially deprecated and will reach its end-of-life and stop receiving security updates after 2026-06-30.
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