# NixOS Releases

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## [About the NixOS Releases category](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/about-the-nixos-releases-category/6757)

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**Author:** [@ryantm](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/ryantm)\
**Replies:** 0

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## [Will the Cosmic Desktop appear in the next NixOS installation?](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/will-the-cosmic-desktop-appear-in-the-next-nixos-installation/55865)

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**Author:** [@mystic](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/mystic)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2024, 3:32am UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/will-the-cosmic-desktop-appear-in-the-next-nixos-installation/55865 "2024-12-23T03:32:12Z")

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Hi all, Am new here. Will the Cosmic Desktop appear in the next NixOS installation?

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## [Booting NixOS 24.05 live iso with Plasma6 is not working!](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/booting-nixos-24-05-live-iso-with-plasma6-is-not-working/55282)

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**Author:** [@DocBrown101](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/DocBrown101)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2024, 8:57am UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/booting-nixos-24-05-live-iso-with-plasma6-is-not-working/55282 "2024-10-31T08:57:49Z")

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I noticed that when I download the nixos-plasma6-24.05.6043.64b80bfb316b-x86\_64-linux.iso and boot from it, I only end up in the terminal. Also the attempt to start the plasma desktop manually does not work!

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## [\[BUG\] Mount swap fails in 23.11 and 24.05 plasma iso](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/bug-mount-swap-fails-in-23-11-and-24-05-plasma-iso/50293)

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**Author:** [@Lunatik](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/Lunatik)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2024, 9:15am UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/bug-mount-swap-fails-in-23-11-and-24-05-plasma-iso/50293 "2024-08-08T09:15:53Z")

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As stated in the title, there is a bug that was present when I installed NixOS in my laptop with 23.11 and it is still there in 24.05, when I use the gui installer and select erase disk and to install with swap the insta…

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## [NixOS 23.11 still pinned to CUDA version 11.8](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/nixos-23-11-still-pinned-to-cuda-version-11-8/43777)

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**Author:** [@admercs](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/admercs)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2024, 7:56pm UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/nixos-23-11-still-pinned-to-cuda-version-11-8/43777 "2024-04-20T19:56:34Z")

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Hi Everyone, I am wondering why NixOS 23.11 is still pinned to NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit 11.8 by default, even though 12.4 has been released? How can I install the latest CUDA Toolkit 12.4 instead? If the CUDA team needs more…

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## [Suggestions for future NixOS Releases](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/suggestions-for-future-nixos-releases/41460)

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**Author:** [@Sadi](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/Sadi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2024, 8:39am UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/suggestions-for-future-nixos-releases/41460 "2024-03-15T08:39:51Z")

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I’ve finally spared some time today to give NixOS a try. I’ve been using Linux for more than 20 years, currently at an upper intermediate user level, I guess (with no specialized IT skills, other than some preliminary s…

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## [What does it mean for an old NixOS release to be "deprecated"?](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/what-does-it-mean-for-an-old-nixos-release-to-be-deprecated/28765)

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**Author:** [@cdepillabout](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/cdepillabout)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2023, 10:03pm UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/what-does-it-mean-for-an-old-nixos-release-to-be-deprecated/28765 "2023-11-18T22:03:19Z")

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I’m wondering what it means in practice for an old NixOS release to be “deprecated” or “end of life”? You can find references to old NixOS releases being deprecated or end-of-life a few different places. For example, f…

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## [LXD Distrobuilder support for NixOS](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/lxd-distrobuilder-support-for-nixos/21375)

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**Author:** [@adamcstephens](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/u/adamcstephens)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 31, 2022, 8:29pm UTC](https://discourse.nixosstag.fcio.net/t/lxd-distrobuilder-support-for-nixos/21375 "2022-08-31T20:29:02Z")

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I’m trying at add support to LXD’s distrobuilder. I’m hoping to provide a similar experience to other distributions which have images built automatically by the LXD team using their CI. Doing so should allow NixOS to be …